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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Two Shorter Forms of the CES-D Depression Symptoms Index
Journal of Aging and Health, Volume 5, No. 2, Year 1993
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Description
Brief measurement devices can alleviate respondent burden and lower refusal rates in surveys. This article reports on a field test of two shorter forms of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) symptoms index in a multisite survey of persons 65 and older. Factor analyses demonstrate that the briefer forms tap the same symptom dimensions as does the original CES-D, and reliability statistics indicate that they sacrifice little precision. Simple transformations are presented to show how scores from the briefer forms can be compared to those of the original. © 1993, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kohout, Frank J.
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Berkman, Lisa F.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Evans, Denis A.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 1,941
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/089826439300500202
ISSN:
08982643
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative