Geriatric Depression Scale
Geriatric Depression Scale [comment memo="A screening tool for depression in the elderly..."] Findings: [comment memo="All findings are weighted 1 point -- total possible score is 15."] [select value="yes=0|NO=1" name="satisfied"] <-- Are you basically satisfied with your life? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="dropped"] <-- Have you dropped many of your activities and interests? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="empty"] <-- Do you feel that your life is empty? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="bored"] <-- Do you often get bored? [select value="yes=0|NO=1" name="spirits"] <-- Are you in good spirits most of the time? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="afraid"] <-- Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you? [select value="yes=0|NO=1" name="happy"] <-- Do you feel happy most of the time? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="helpless"] <-- Do you often feel helpless? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="home"] <-- Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="memory"] <-- Do you feel that you have more problems with memory than most people? [select value="yes=0|NO=1" name="alive"] <-- Do you think that it is wonderful to be alive now? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="worthless"] <-- Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now? [select value="yes=0|NO=1" name="energy"] <-- Do you feel full of energy? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="hopeless"] <-- Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? [select value="no=0|YES=1" name="better"] <-- Do you think that most people are better off than you are? Score: [calc value="score=(satisfied)+(dropped)+(empty)+(bored)+(spirits)+(afraid)+(happy)+(helpless)+(home)+(memory)+(alive)+(worthless)+(energy)+(hopeless)+(better)" memo="x"]/15 Interpretation: [calc value="score=(satisfied)+(dropped)+(empty)+(bored)+(spirits)+(afraid)+(happy)+(helpless)+(home)+(memory)+(alive)+(worthless)+(energy)+(hopeless)+(better);score>10?'Very likely depression':score>5?'Possible depression':'Depression unlikely'" memo="Interpretation"] [checkbox memo="display/hide references" name="footnotes" value=""][conditional field="footnotes" condition="(footnotes).is('')"] references: [link url="//www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0915/p1001.html" memo="#1"] Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan: A Review of Measures for Use in Primary Care Settings, Am Fam Physician. 2002 Sep 15;66(6):1001-1009 [link url="//www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0715/p343.html" memo="#2"] Geriatric Failure to Thrive, Am Fam Physician. 2004 Jul 15;70(2):343-350 [/conditional]
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