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Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
Begin by entering the patient's name and date at the top of the form.
Read each question aloud to the patient, ensuring they understand what is being asked.
For each question, ask the patient to choose 'Yes' or 'No' based on how they have felt over the past week.
Make a check mark () in the appropriate column for each response directly within the editor.
Once all questions are answered, calculate the total score by adding up the values assigned to each response.
Refer to the results section to interpret the total score: 0-9 indicates normal, 10-19 indicates mild depression, and 20-30 indicates severe depression.
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GAS Scoring Instructions. Total Score = sum of items 1 through 25. Somatic subscale (9 items) = sum of items 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 17, 21, 22, 23. Cognitive subscale (8 items) = sum of items 4, 5, 12, 16, 18, 19, 24, 25. Affective subscale (8 items) = sum of items 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20. GAS Subscales and Their Items.
How to score a geriatric depression scale?
The GDS Long Form is a brief, 30-item questionnaire in which participants are asked to respond by answering yes or no in reference to how they felt over the past week. A Short Form GDS consisting of 15 questions was developed in 1986.
How is the depression scale scored?
Scores of 0-4 are considered normal, depending on age, education, and complaints; 5-8 indicate mild depression; 9-11 indicate moderate depression; and 12-15 indicate severe depression.
How do you score the geriatric depression scale?
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.
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by M Balsamo 2018 Cited by 191 Among 72 older adults, both the long and short forms of the GDS were administered to three diagnostic groups were identified: depressed patients, patients with
INSTRUCTIONS: This form is to be completed by the clinician or other trained health professional, based on participant response. For additional clarification
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