Measuring depressive mood in hospitalized geriatric patients: Reliability and validity of the depression adjective check list (DACL)

A. Yaretzky; J. Lomranz; J. Feldman; N. Eyal; O. Lif Kimchi; B. Finkeltov

doi:10.1300/J018v19n03_04

Measuring depressive mood in hospitalized geriatric patients: Reliability and validity of the depression adjective check list (DACL)

A. Yaretzky^*, J. Lomranz, J. Feldman, N. Eyal, O. Lif Kimchi, B. Finkeltov

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The aim of this study is to establish the psychometric properties of the state form of the Depression Adjective Check List (DACL) with hospitalized geriatric patients. A Hebrew version of the DACL, along with the Geriatric Depression Scale (S-GDS), the Canteril's Self-Anchoring Striving Scale and Happiness Scale, were administered to 111 subjects (43 men and 68 women) between the age group of 66-95 years. Subjects were divided into three sub- groups: hospitalized patients in the acute geriatric ward, hospitalized patients in the rehabilitation department and community dwelling elderly. Results reveal reliability (alphas and test-retest) and validity (concurrent) estimates indicate that the psychometric characteristics of the DACL are adequate for use with hospitalized geriatric patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-34
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinical Gerontologist
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J018v19n03_04
State	Published - 1998

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