OBJECTIVE: We determined the reliability and validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) against the DSM-IV-based diagnostic inventory, Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), in a multiethnic sample of adult subjects with diabetes attending a diabetes center in Singapore. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 522 subjects (74.7% Chinese, 11.1% Malay, and 14.2% Indian) completed culturally adapted versions of the CES-D; 291 subjects were administered the SCAN inventory. RESULTS: The CES-D (cutoff score 16) showed high negative predictive values of more than 90% in all three ethnic groups. The prevalence of depressive symptoms (CES-D) and depression (SCAN) was significantly different between the Chinese and Indian subjects (CES-D 27.4 vs. 43.2%, P = 0.006); (SCAN 15.0 vs. 31.1%, P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The CES-D proved to be a reliable instrument for identifying patients with depressive symptoms in the multiethnic setting of this study.
OBJECTIVE: We determined the reliability and validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) against the DSM-IV-based diagnostic inventory, Schedule for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN), in a multiethnic sample of adult subjects with diabetes attending a diabetes center in Singapore. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 522 subjects (74.7% Chinese, 11.1% Malay, and 14.2% Indian) completed culturally adapted versions of the CES-D; 291 subjects were administered the SCAN inventory. RESULTS: The CES-D (cutoff score 16) showed high negative predictive values of more than 90% in all three ethnic groups. The prevalence of depressive symptoms (CES-D) and depression (SCAN) was significantly different between the Chinese and Indian subjects (CES-D 27.4 vs. 43.2%, P = 0.006); (SCAN 15.0 vs. 31.1%, P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The CES-D proved to be a reliable instrument for identifying patients with depressive symptoms in the multiethnic setting of this study.
Authors: Janel M Darcy; Joseph G Grzywacz; Rebecca L Stephens; Iris Leng; C Randall Clinch; Thomas A Arcury Journal: J Am Board Fam Med Date: 2011 May-Jun Impact factor: 2.657
Authors: Chandra Y Osborn; Kushal A Patel; Jianguo Liu; Hollister W Trott; Maciej S Buchowski; Margaret K Hargreaves; William J Blot; Sarah S Cohen; David G Schlundt Journal: Ann Behav Med Date: 2011-06
Authors: Chandra Y Osborn; Hollister W Trott; Maciej S Buchowski; Kushal A Patel; Leslie D Kirby; Margaret K Hargreaves; William J Blot; Sarah S Cohen; David G Schlundt Journal: Diabetes Care Date: 2010-02-25 Impact factor: 19.112