Birks, Y.F., Roebuck, A. and Thompson, D.R. (2004) A validation study of the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) in a UK population. British Journal of Health Psychology, 9 (1). pp. 15-24. ISSN 1359-107X
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
This study was designed to validate the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) in a UK cardiac population.
METHOD:
A battery of questionnaires (the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 [SF-36] Health Survey, the Beck Depression Inventory [BDI], the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS] and the Cardiac Depression Scale [CDS]) was mailed to 487 individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) recruited from cardiac support groups. The process was repeated on a subsample of 80 participants four-six weeks later for the purpose of test-retest analysis.
RESULTS:
The response rate from the first administration was 81% and from the test-retest subsample 54%. Factor analysis revealed a one-factor solution with a high internal reliability (Cronbach's = 0.93) and an acceptable test-retest reliability (0.79). Concurrent validation against the SF-36, BDI and HADS demonstrated strong correlations.
CONCLUSIONS:
The CDS is both a reliable and sensitive instrument for measuring depression in cardiac patients.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2009 08:43 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2009 08:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135910704322778696 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British Psychological Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1348/135910704322778696 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:5778 |