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Validation of the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Post Stroke
Michael W Williams1, Chih-Ying Li2, Catherine C Hay3
1University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA.
Objective:
To establish reliability and validity of the abbreviated (10-item) Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) among individuals post stroke.
Method:
The psychometric properties of the CESD-10 were evaluated in 1219 adults with stroke admitted to an eligible inpatient rehabilitation facilities (n = 11) across 9 different states post stroke during 2005 to 2006. This study was a secondary data analysis of the existing publicly available clinical trial dataset, Stroke Recovery in Underserved Populations study. Reliability, validity, factory structure and item-level psychometrics of the CESD-10 were examined. In addition, the predictive accuracy of the CESD-10 was compared against the CESD-20 (criterion).
Results:
The CESD-10 was highly correlated with the CESD-20 (r = 0.97). The CESD-10 had good internal reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.86). The CESD-20 and CESD-10 had similar accuracy in classifying individuals as depressed (Kappa = 0.85).
Conclusion:
The 10-item CESD is a valid measure of depression for individuals post stroke.
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