title: Reliability, validity and structure of the Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale in a Hong Kong context: a preliminary report.
abstract: Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric illness in the elderly. Screening instruments of depression can greatly facilitate its identification in the community, leading to early recognition and diagnosis. The Geriatric Depression Scale was translated into Chinese and its reliability, validity and factor structure examined in a population of Chinese elderly in Hong Kong. One hundred and thirteen normal and 80 depressed elderly subjects were studied and a cut-off score of 15 on the scale was found to be optimal. The scale's reliability and validity was satisfactory and thus it is a promising instrument for screening geriatric depression in Hong Kong.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Wing
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results