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10985292

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is frequently used in studies of elderly individuals. One controversy regarding its use turns on the issue of whether the effect of physical disorder on the CES-D total score reflects genuine effects on depression or item-level artifacts. The present article addresses this issue using medical examination data from 506 community-dwelling individuals aged 75 or older. A form of structural equation modeling, the MIMIC model, is used, enabling the effect of a physical disorder on CES-D total score to be partitioned into bias and genuine depression components. The results show substantial physical disorder-related artifacts with the CES-D total score. Caution is required in the use of CES-D (and possibly other) depression scales in groups in which physical disorders are present, such as in elderly individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1079-5014
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
P273-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Item bias in the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: effects of physical disorders and disability in an elderly community sample.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Education & Research on Ageing of the University of Sydney, at RGH Concord, Australia. dgrayson@med.usyd.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't