Validity of the GDS-4 revisited

Sheung Tak CHENG; Cheung Ming, Alfred CHAN

doi:10.1080/13548500801932402

Validity of the GDS-4 revisited

Sheung Tak CHENG
, Cheung Ming, Alfred CHAN

Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies

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Abstract

This article points out several flaws in an earlier article (Chau, Martin, Thompson, Chang, and Woo, 2006). We note that Chau, Martin, Thompson, Chang, and Woo (2006) had misquoted our work on a 4-item version of the geriatric depression scale (GDS), and the work of the research team, which developed the original 30-item and 15-item versions of the scale. Furthermore, their data analytic methods were flawed, and their conclusions were often not supported by the data they presented. On the basis of these observations, we found no evidence against the use of the 4-item version of the GDS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	621-626
Number of pages	6
Journal	Psychology, Health and Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500801932402
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2008

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