J.H.

CERILLES STATE COLLEGE

In consortium with
Western Mindanao State University
Balangasan, Pagadian City Zamboanga del Sur 7016

DATE : 10/08/2021

NAME : Vanessa B. Paloma

LESSON : 7,8,9
SUBJECT : NCM 111 Nursing Research

1. Describe Geriatric Depression Scale.

The GDS was originally a long form with a brief, 30-item questionnaire in which participants
are asked to respond by answering yes or no in reference to how they felt over the past week.
Questions from the GDS-L which had the highest correlation with depressive symptoms in
validation studies were selected for the short version with only 15 items questions. Of the 15
items, 10 indicated the presence of depression when answered positively, while the rest
specifically question numbers 1, 5, 7, 11, 13 indicated depression when answered negatively.
5-8 indicate mild depression, 9-11 indicate moderate depression; and 12-15 indicate severe
depression.

2. Evaluate the existing tool and methods for assessment.

The GDS is not a substitute for a diagnostic interview by mental health professionals. It is a
useful screening tool in the clinical setting to facilitate assessment of depression in older
adults especially when baseline measurements are compared to subsequent scores.

3. What is mini cog in Geriatric assessment?

The Mini-Cog is appropriate for use in all health care settings. It is appropriate to be used
with older adults at various heterogeneous language, culture, and literacy levels. It was
developed as a brief screening tool to differentiate patients with dementia from those without
dementia. 0-2: Positive screen for dementia 3-5: Negative screen for dementia.

4. Evaluate the given tool and the method of assessment

The Mini-Cog takes up to 3 minutes to administer. The clock drawing component of the test
is scored simply as normal or abnormal for the purpose of the Mini-Cog and specific scoring
rules are included with the tool. The Mini-Cog is not strongly influenced by education,
culture, or language; it was perceived as less stressful to the individual than other longer
mental status tests.

References:
Doerflinger, D. (2019). Mental Status Assessment of Older Adults: The Mini-Cog.
https://hign.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Try_This_General_Assessment_3.pdf
Greenberg, S. (2012). The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).
https://wwwoundcare.ca/Uploads/ContentDocuments/Geriatric%20Depression%20Scale.pdf