Introduction: The Geriatric Depression Scale is an instrument used to identify depression in people of an older age. The original English version of this scale has been translated into Spanish (GDS- ...

The Geriatric Depression Scale is ideal for evaluating the clinical severity of depression and for monitoring treatment in older patients. Visit Pulse Reference for details on 140 symptoms, including ...

Depression was measured through self-administration of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Participants with scores of 10 to 19 points were considered to have mild depression and scores of 20 ...

Additionally, older adults with clinical depression and/or depressive symptoms, as measured by questionnaires such as the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression Scale ...

Type of exercise might also have a role in depression outcomes. Physical activity was associated with lower odds of depression diagnosis in adults older than 60 years. 5 Aerobic exercise has been ...