Agreement Between the Geriatric Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire in a Population-Based Elderly Cohort

Used a population-based sample (Georgia Centenarian Study, GCS), to determine proportions of centenarians reaching 100 years as (1) survivors (43%) of chronic diseases first experienced between 0–80 years of age, (2) delayers (36%) with chronic diseases first experienced between 80–98 years of age, or (3) escapers (17%) with chronic diseases only at 98 years of age or older. Diseases fall into two morbidity profiles of 11 chronic diseases; one including cardiovascular disease, cancer, anemia, and osteoporosis, and another including dementia. Centenarians at risk for cancer in their lifetime tended to be escapers (73%), while those at risk for cardiovascular disease tended to be survivors (24%), delayers (39%), or escapers (32%). Approximately half (43%) of the centenarians did not experience dementia. Psychiatric disorders were positively associated with dementia, but prevalence of depression, anxiety, and psychoses did not differ significantly between centenarians and an octogenarian control group. However, centenarians were higher on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) than octogenarians. Consistent with our model of developmental adaptation in aging, distal life events contribute to predicting survivorship outcome in which health status as survivor, delayer, or escaper appears as adaptation variables late in life.

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Teenage Pregnancy: Doubts, Uncertainties and Psychiatric Disturbance

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ◽

10.1177/014107689108401210 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 84 (12) ◽

pp. 723-725 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sean Maskey

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

Psychiatric Disorder ◽

Teenage Pregnancy ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Psychiatric Disturbance ◽

Control Scale ◽

Attitude Scales

Fifty-two pregnant teenagers were assessed at ‘booking’ using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28), a locus of control scale, and five visual analogue ‘attitude scales’. Thirty-eight were in the antenatal and 14 in the termination clinic. One quarter had probable psychiatric disorder on the GHQ. The GHQ scores correlated significantly with indecision about the planned outcome of pregnancy (whether termination or full term). Locus of control correlated with the Depression scale of the GHQ but not with attitude to pregnancy or choice of termination or delivery. Clinic staff should be alert to the psychiatric risks when seeing teenagers who have marked doubts about their plans when pregnant.

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The psychological signs of the patients who receive treatment in the general clinic

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.651 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. s508-s508

Author(s):

L. Utas Akahn

Keyword(s):

Plastic Surgery ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Adjustment Process ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Paranoid Ideation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Receive Treatment

BackgroundFor most of the physical illnesses, behavioral, emotional, cognitive and inter-personal reactions develop. These psychiatric conditions and reactions are actually the adjustment process of the organism.ObjectivesStudy is conducted in order to identify the psychiatric signs as well as findings of the patients who receive treatment in the general services of hospitals.MethodsThe study was carried out with a total of 500 patients who receive treatment in the general service of a hospital of a ministry of health in Turkey between February and May in 2015 by descriptive cross-sectional method. For collecting the data; patient charts, SCL 90-Rand general health questionnaire as well as hospital anxiety and depression scale were utilized. Kolmogorov Smirnov Normality test was applied for the average SCL90R and general health. Questionnaire, as a result of the test, it was detected that both scales did not meet the assumption of normality Therefore, Kruskal Wallis test of non-parametric was used.ResultsThe study showed no significant difference among the lengths of stay in the hospital according to the average SCL90-R and general health questionnaire It was observed that the patients in the cardiology, neurology, and plastic surgery departments had a higher rate of signs of obsessive compulsive disorders; that the patients in the plastic surgery and internal diseases departments had a higher rate of depressive signs; that the patients in the neurology and plastic surgery departments had a higher rate of paranoid ideation; and that the patients in the neurology service had a higher rate of psychoticism.ConclusionsOverall, it has been observed that the patients hospitalized in the neurology and plastic surgery services had more physiological signs compared to those receiving treatment in the other services.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

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Common mental disorders and mortality in the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study: comparing the General Health Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ◽

10.1136/jech-2012-201927 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 67 (7) ◽

pp. 558-563 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mary Kathleen Hannah ◽

G David Batty ◽

Michaela Benzeval

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

General Health ◽

Common Mental Disorders ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Hospital Anxiety ◽

The West

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The Factor Structure of the Twelve Items General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): a Population Based Study

Applied Research in Quality of Life ◽

10.1007/s11482-017-9522-y ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 303-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nima Motamed ◽

Shiva Edalatian Zakeri ◽

Behnam Rabiee ◽

Mansooreh Maadi ◽

Mahmood Reza Khonsari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Population Based ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Population Based Study

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Indicators of depression in elderly and different screening methods

Einstein (São Paulo) ◽

10.1590/s1679-45082016ao3447 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 6-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Amanda Gilvani Cordeiro Matias ◽

Marília de Andrade Fonsêca ◽

Maria de Lourdes de Freitas Gomes ◽

Marcos Antonio Almeida Matos

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Geriatric Depression Scale ◽

Depression Scale ◽

The Elderly ◽

Patient Health Questionnaire ◽

Screening Methods ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

Geriatric Depression ◽

Significance Level ◽

Patient Health

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and correlate the agreement between the screening methods used. Methods A cross-section study of 137 elderly attending the Programa Vivendo a Terceira Idade [Living for the Elderly Program]. Depressive symptoms were screened by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, by Yesavage. Cohen´s kappa analyzed the degree of agreement of these scales. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms screened by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was 62.8% and, by the Geriatric Depression Scale, 52.6%. The Spearman correlation between the results of scales obtained rho=0.387, p<0.000. The Kappa reliability coefficient was 0.41 and significance level of p<0.001. The screening methods showed sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 44%. Conclusion Both scales showed moderate agreement and were useful for detecting a relevant prevalence of the target outcome of depression among the elderly.

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