Comparative validation of proxy-based montgomery-asberg depression rating scale and cornell scale for depression in dementia in nursing home residents with dementia
Publication year
2012Source
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 11, (2012), pp. 985-993ISSN
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Article / Letter to editor

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Primary and Community Care
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American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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vol. 20
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iss. 11
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p. 985
Page end
p. 993
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NCEBP 11: Alzheimer Centre; NCEBP 4: Quality of hospital and integrated care; NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health; NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detectionAbstract
OBJECTIVE: : To 1) compare the accuracy of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) in nursing home residents with dementia when professional caregivers are the only available source of information and 2) explore different methods to account for missing items. DESIGN: : Cross-sectional design. SETTING: : Nursing home (NH). PARTICIPANTS: : One hundred one residents with dementia. MEASUREMENTS: : NH residents with dementia were assessed on the presence of clinical depression using Provisional Diagnostic Criteria for Depression of Alzheimer's Disease. The MADRS and CSDD were administered in a structured interview with professional primary caregivers. RESULTS: : Receiver operating characteristic analyses revealed no significant differences between areas under the empirical curve for MADRS and CSDD. Imputation of a lowest possible item score for missing items revealed larger areas than three other methods (significant result only for CSDD). A MADRS cutoff score of ">13" yielded the highest sum of sensitivity (78%) and specificity (66%). A CSDD cutoff score of ">6" yielded the highest sum of sensitivity (94%) and specificity (49%). Both scales showed high negative predictive values up to 100% and low positive predictive values not exceeding 50%. CONCLUSION: : The proxy-based MADRS and CSDD did not differ in distinguishing depressed from nondepressed NH residents and may be used for screening purposes. For missing items, imputation of a lowest possib le item score may be applied. The MADRS and CSDD may be better used for ruling out rather than for ruling in depression.
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