Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14356/1355
Title: Nepali Version of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 – A Reliability and Validation Study
Authors: Risal, Ajay
Giri, Eliza
Shrestha, Oshin
Manandhar, Sabina Manandhar
Kunwar, Dipak
Amatya, Richa
Manandhar, Nirmala
Manandhar, Kedar
Holen, Are
Citation: RisalA., GiriE., ShresthaO., ManandharS., KunwarD., AmatyaR., ManandharN., ManandharK., & HolenA. (2020). Nepali Version of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 – A Reliability and Validation Study. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 17(4), 506-511. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v17i4.1984
Issue Date: 2019
Publisher: Nepal Health Research Council
Article Type: Original Article
Keywords: Geriatric depression
Internal consistency
Sensitivity
South Asia
Specificity
Series/Report no.: Oct-Dec, 2019;1984
Abstract: Abstract Background: Geriatric depression is a significant problem in both the developed and the developing world. To identify this condition, Geriatric Depression Scale has been used in different languages and cultural settings; it has proved to be a reliable and valid instrument. However, the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 version in Nepali has so far not been validated. Methods: The original 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 was translated into Nepali and administered by trained nurses to a target sample aged ?60 years at Dhulikhel Hospital (n=106). Subsequently, the participants were blindly interviewed by a consultant psychiatrist for possible geriatric depression according to the ICD-10 criteria. Cronbach’s alpha checked the reliability. Validity was assessed for three different cut-off points (4/5, 5/6, and 6/7); the related sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and the negative predictive value of the scale were estimated. Results: The mean participant age was 68.1 (±7.2); males and females, 50.9% and 49.1%, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.79.The optimal cut-off point was found to be 5/6 with sensitivity and specificity 86.3% and 74.5%, respectively. Conclusions: Using a standard statistical protocol, a reliable and valid Geriatric Depression Scale-15-Nepali was developed with an adequate internal consistency and an optimal balance between sensitivity and specificity at cut-off point 5/6.The Geriatric Depression Scale-15-Nepali can serve as an appropriate instrument for assessing geriatric depression in epidemiological research as well as in primary health care settings in Nepal. Keywords: Geriatric depression; internal consistency; sensitivity; South Asia; specificity.
Description: Original Article
URI: http://103.69.126.140:8080/handle/20.500.14356/1355
ISSN: Print ISSN: 1727-5482; Online ISSN: 1999-6217
Appears in Collections:Vol. 17 No. 4 Issue 45 Oct-Dec 2019

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