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- What type of scale is the CES-D?
- What does the CES-D measure?
- How is the CES-D scored?
- Is CES-D reliable?
What type of scale is the CES-D?
The CES-D scale is a brief self-report scale designed to measure self-reported symptoms associated with depression experienced in the past week. The items of the scale are symptoms associated with depression which have been used in previously validated longer scales.
What does the CES-D measure?
Description of Measure: The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), originally published by Radloff in 1977, is a 20-item measure that asks caregivers to rate how often over the past week they experienced symptoms associated with depression, such as restless sleep, poor appetite, and feeling lonely.
How is the CES-D scored?
In scoring the CES-D, a value of 0, 1, 2 or 3 is assigned to a response depending upon whether the item is worded positively or negatively. Possible range of scores is 0 to 60, with the higher scores indicating the presence of more symptomatology.
Is CES-D reliable?
The CES-D has exhibited a satisfactory reliability in a number of studies of the general population, with a high Cronbach's alpha value, for instance, in Armenian (0.89 for women and 0.83 for men), Dutch (0.93), and English and the Spanish people (0.91 and 0.92 respectively) [23-25].
