SECTION 5.8.3:
Depression
| Measure (Authors, Year) | Generic vs Specific, Purpose | Administration, Number of Items, Number of Domains | Measurement Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centres for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) 45 |
Generic Descriptive |
Self-reported questionnaire 20 items 8 domains |
Reliability: high internal reliability (α ≥ 0.85) and adequate test-retest reliability on a general adult population. Validity: Concurrent construct validity on a general adult population. Demonstrated predictive construct validity and high internal consistency reliability on a population with Hepatitis C. 46 |
45 Radloff LS. The CES-D scale: a self-report depression scale for research in the general population. Appl. Psychol. Measure. 1977;1(3):385-401. http://apm.sagepub.com/content/1/3/385.full.pdf+html .
46 Clark CH, Mahoney JS, Clark DJ, Eriksen LR. Screening for depression in a hepatitis C population: the reliability and validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). J Adv Nurs. 2002 Nov;40(3):431-9. PubMed PMID: 12383188. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12383188 .