The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) - Medscape
WEBScores of 0 - 9 are considered normal, 10 - 19 indicate mild depression and 20 - 30 indicate severe depression. Target Population: The GDS may be used with healthy, medically ill and mild to ...
Measuring Depression in the Elderly - Page 3 - Medscape
WEBIn this study, a cutoff score of 10 or greater was used on the GDS to indicate depression, and when participants of all cognitive levels were included (n = 66), the GDS had a sensitivity of 63% ...
Measuring Depression in the Elderly - Page 4 - Medscape
WEBBased on the research that used depression rating scales in the elderly population, it is clear the GDS is the best validated instrument in various geriatric populations. For example, in ...
A New Screening Instrument for Early Dementia - Page 3
WEBThe validated Malay Geriatric Depression Scale-14 (M-GDS-14) is translated from GDS 15. At the cutoff point of 5/6, the M-GDS-14 detected all clinically significant depression with 95.5% ...
Measuring Depression in the Elderly - Medscape
WEBMeasuring Depression in the Elderly: Which Scale is Best. MedGenMed 2(4), 2000 [formerly published in Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health eJournal 5(5), 2000]. Available at: https://www.medscape ...
Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Parkinsons
WEBThe Parkinson Fatigue Scale (PFS)-16, the first PD-specific fatigue measure, is a 16-item scale focused exclusively on the physical aspects of fatigue and their impact on patient functioning. [55 ...
Preventing the Onset of Major Depressive Disorder - Medscape
WEBResults: We found that the relative risk of developing a depressive disorder was incidence rate ratio = 0.79 (95% confidence interval: 0.69–0.91), indicating a 21% decrease in incidence in ...
A New Screening Instrument for Early Dementia - Page 6
WEBA proper diagnostic evaluation using DSM IV criteria would be preferable to diagnose dementia but this would need more time to complete the study. However, these are preliminary findings of a new ...
Citicoline May Improve Memory, Decrease Cognitive Decline
WEBMar 5, 2013 · In addition, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to measure mood. Significant Differences. Although MMSE scores stayed relatively unchanged over time for the group receiving citicoline ...
The Role of the Neurologic Examination in Dementia - Page 2
WEBThis reviewer recommends that nonneurologists engaged in the assessment of a patient with presumptive dementia adopt an examination algorithm directed at delineating the more common forms of ...