Abstract:
:Depression is the most prevalent mental health problem among the elderly, including Chinese-American elderly. A Chinese-language version of the popular Geriatric Depression Scale Long Form (GDS-LF) and Short Form (GDS-SF) was developed. Based on the responses of 50 elderly Chinese immigrants to the U.S. (25 women and 25 men), the GDS-LF evidenced high internal consistency but the GDS-SF did not. Factor analysis was then used to develop a new version of the GDS-SF, which was internally consistent. The revised GDS-SF is an important and easy-to-administer tool for community screening of depression among elderly Chinese immigrants.
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Int Psychogeriatrjournal_title
International psychogeriatricsauthors
Mui ACdoi
10.1017/s1041610296002803subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-10-01 00:00:00pages
445-58issue
3eissn
1041-6102issn
1741-203Xjournal_volume
8pub_type
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doi:10.1017/S1041610215002306
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00