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Scoring: Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized; score one point for each one selected. A score of 0 to 5 is normal. A score greater than 5 suggests depression.
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a patient-reported outcome measure created by Yesavage et al. in 1982 to screen for depressive symptoms among older adults. The GDS is a multidimensional, multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic activity that helps find patients at risk of/with depression.
In the assessment of depression in old age, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Brink et al., 1982; Yesavage et al., 1983) is currently one of the most used depression self-reports.
The HAMD-6 had the lowest measurement accuracy in distinguishing the severity of depression, while the PHQ-9 had the highest measurement accuracy.
Older adults can be screened for depression using an instrument such as the PHQ-2, PHQ-9, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, or Geriatric Depression Scale.

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The GDS-SF is written at a fourth-grade reading level (Nelson et al., 2010). Examinees are asked to respond Yes or No to each item in reference to the past week (see Appendix). One point is given for depressive responses. All responses are summed to calculate the GDS-SF score.
GDS15. The 15-item short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale (Yesavage et al., 1986) is the most commonly used self-rating scale for geriatric depression. The maximum score is 15 points, while a score above five points serves as the cut-off for clinically relevant depression.
A score 5 points is suggestive of depression. A score 10 points is almost always indicative of depression. A score 5 points should warrant a follow-up comprehensive assessment. Source: This scale is in the public domain.

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