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© 1995 Oxford University Press

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Does the Use of the Geriatric Depression Scale make redundant the Need for Separate Measures of Well-being on Geriatrics Wards?

PETER G. COLEMAN, IAN PHILP* and MARK A. MULLEE

Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton
Department of Health Care for Elderly People, University of Sheffield
Department of Medical Statistics and Computing, University of Southampton

* Professor Ian Philp, University of Sheffield, Department of Health Care for Elderly People, Northern General Hospital, Brearley Wing, Floor C, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU.

Patients (n = 321) on geriatrics wards were asked to complete two or three of four well-being measures: the Geriatric Depression Scale, Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale, Southampton Self-esteem Scale and the Bradburn Affect Balance Scale. Analyses, including factor analysis, correlations and box-and-whisker plots, were carried out to investigate similarities in patient profiles provided by the different scales. The GDS showed similar profiles to the other measures, particularly the self-esteem scale, discriminating at the ‘high’ as well as ‘low well-being’ ends of the scales. These results indicate that, as far as clinical practice is concerned, additional use of such well-being measures may be unnecessary. Examination of different approaches to assessing well-being in clinical practice is required, for example measures of ‘life strengths’.

Received December 18, 1994;
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