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| العنوان: |
Does 'no' mean 'sometimes'? How older adults respond to the same depression symptoms with different response formats. |
| المؤلفون: |
Sharp ES, Suthers KM, Crimmins E, Gatz M |
| المصدر: |
Clinical Gerontologist; 2009, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p371-378, 8p |
| مستخلص: |
This report describes problems associated with the administration of binary choice response questionnaires, with particular attention to depression measures given to older adults. A convenience sample of 77 respondents aged 70+ completed two different versions of the 8-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. Versions were identical except for having either two- or four-response option formats. Within-person responses were compared to determine equivalence across formats. We found that a binary-response option format overestimated or underestimated depressive symptomatology. Thus, a four-response option for the CES-D may be a more precise estimate of currently experienced symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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