Key result
QIDS-SR demonstrates an acceptable ~0.53 correlation with MADRS in depressed older adults.
Why the study?
Depressive symptoms are common in older adults, making rapid self-report tools essential to measure symptom presence and severity.
Is the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Self-Report (QIDS-SR) scale a reliable and valid tool for estimating the severity of depressive symptoms in older adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=238)
Yes
Is the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Self-Report (QIDS-SR) scale a reliable and valid tool for estimating the severity of depressive symptoms in older adults?
Effect estimate: r = 0.53
p-value: p=<0.001
The QIDS-SR is a reliable and valid self-report scale for assessing depressive symptom severity in older adults.
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QIDS-SR may aid depressive symptom assessment in older adults; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Liu et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Depressive symptoms (n=238). Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Self-Report (QIDS-SR) vs. Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) was evaluated on Convergent validity (correlation between QIDS-SR and MADRS total scores) (r = 0.53, p=<0.001). The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Self-Report (QIDS-SR) demonstrated acceptable convergent validity with the MADRS (r = 0.53, p < 0.001) in depressed older adults.
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