Open AccessValidity and Utility of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Detecting Depression in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
Author(s) -
Jiangbo Ying,
Philip Yap,
Mihir Gandhi,
Tau Ming Liew
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000500940
Subject(s) - psychology , discriminant validity , dementia , cronbach's alpha , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , clinical psychology , convergent validity , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychometrics , internal consistency , medicine , cognition , depressive symptoms , disease , economics , macroeconomics
The psychometric properties of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) have never been substantively investigated in caregivers of persons with dementia (PwD). We evaluated the validity and reliability of CES-D for detecting caregiver depression in dementia, and assessed whether CES-D could provide added utility beyond Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI).