@article{ref1,
title="A psychometric properties evaluation of the Italian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale",
journal="Depression research and treatment",
year="2018",
author="Galeoto, Giovanni and Sansoni, Julita and Scuccimarri, Michela and Bruni, Valentina and De Santis, Rita and Colucci, Mariele and Valente, Donatella and Tofani, Marco",
volume="2018",
number="",
pages="e1797536-e1797536",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is an evaluation tool to diagnose older adult's depression. This questionnaire was defined by Yesavage and Brink in 1982; it was designed expressly for the older person and defines his/her degree of satisfaction, quality of life, and feelings. The objective of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-IT). <br><br>METHODS: The Italian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale was administered to 119 people (79 people with a depression diagnosis and 40 healthy ones). We examined the following psychometric characteristics: internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and construct validity (factor structure). <br><br>RESULTS: Cronbach's Alpha for the GDS-IT administered to the depressed sample was 0.84. Test-retest reliability was 0.91 and the concurrent validity was 0.83. The factorial analysis showed a structure of 5 factors, and the scale cut-off is between 10 and 11. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The GDS-IT proved to be a reliable and valid questionnaire for the evaluation of depression in an Italian population. In the present study, the GDS-IT showed good psychometric properties. Health professionals now have an assessment tool for the evaluation of depression symptoms in the Italian population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-1321",
doi="10.1155/2018/1797536",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1797536"
}