Psychometric validation of geriatric depression scale – Short form among bengali-speaking elderly from a rural area of West Bengal: Application of item response theory

Psychometric validation of geriatric depression scale – Short form among bengali-speaking elderly from a rural area of West Bengal: Application of item response theory

Background: The geriatric depression scale – short form (GDS-SF) considered an important preliminary screening tool, requires translation in different regional languages and validation, to become of utmost use in Indian context especially in the field level. Objective: The current study aimed to eva...

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Main Authors: Arista Lahiri, Arup Chakraborty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
geriatric depression scale
geriatrics
item response theory
reliability
short form
validity
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=2;spage=109;epage=115;aulast=Lahiri

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http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2020;volume=64;issue=2;spage=109;epage=115;aulast=Lahiri

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