Reliability, Item Functioning, and Gender Bias of the CES-D Scale in Community-Dwelling Elderly: Findings from the ELSA Cohort
CES-D items showed acceptable reliability and effectively captured varying depression severity. Despite some DIF, no substantial gender-related measurement bias was found, supporting the scale's use for screening in older adult populations.
Authors
- César de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4762)
- Antônio Reis de Sá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7486-5531)
- Yuan‐Pang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7076-8312)
- Vitor A Petrilli-Mazon
- Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6339-7832)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47626/1516-4446-2025-4401
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00