Journal article
Dimensionality, Reliability and Validity of the InterRAI Depression Rating Scale in a Canadian Palliative Care Population
Abstract
A reliable and valid instrument is needed to screen for depression in palliative patients. The interRAI Depression Rating Scale (DRS) is based on seven items in the interRAI Palliative Care instrument. This study is the first to explore the dimensionality, reliability and validity of the DRS in a palliative population. Palliative home care patients (n = 5,175) residing in Ontario (Canada) were assessed with the interRAI Palliative Care …
Authors
Fisher KA; Seow H; Brazil K; Smith TF; Guthrie DM
Journal
Social Indicators Research, Vol. 122, No. 1, pp. 297–314
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1007/s11205-014-0685-8
ISSN
0303-8300