Is the geriatric depression scale a reliable screening tool for depressive symptoms in elderly patients with cognitive impairment? Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp Ghent University
OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability of the 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) for the screening of depressive symptoms in dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) as the 'gold standard'.
METHODS: Diagnosed according to strictly applied clinical diagnostic criteria, patients with MCI (n = 156) and probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) (n = 247) were included. GDS-30, ...