TY - JOUR
T1 - Internal consistency and convergent validity of self-report and by-proxy measures of depression in persons with aphasia
AU - Ashaie, Sameer A.
AU - Cherney, Leora R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Coleman Foundation. S. A. A. was supported by the Switzer Merit Research Fellowship #90SFGE0014 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. We would like to thank Rosalind Hurwitz for assistance with data collection.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Purpose: Depression assessment is challenging in persons with aphasia given their language impairment. Studies have used both self-report scales and by-proxy measures of depression in persons with aphasia. However, the validity of these measures has been called into question. The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation into aspects of validity of the community version of the Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire (SADQ-10) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale–Revised (CESD-R). Method: Twenty-four participants with chronic aphasia completed the CESD-R, the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Mental Health scale (PROMIS GMH), and the Dynamic Visual Assessment of Mood Scales (D-VAMS) while their caregivers completed the SADQ-10. Internal consistency of the CESD-R and the SADQ-10 and the convergent validity of the CESD-R, SADQ-10, PROMIS GMH, and D-VAMS were examined. Results: The SADQ-10 and the CESD-R were internally consistent. The CESD-R was moderately correlated with the SADQ-10, PROMIS GMH, and D-VAMS. However, the SADQ-10 was not correlated with the PROMIS GMH and D-VAMS. Conclusions: We suggest both the CESD-R and the SADQ-10 be used together to screen for depression in persons with aphasia. Further studies with larger sample sizes need to be conducted to establish validity of other depression screening instruments in person with aphasia.
AB - Purpose: Depression assessment is challenging in persons with aphasia given their language impairment. Studies have used both self-report scales and by-proxy measures of depression in persons with aphasia. However, the validity of these measures has been called into question. The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation into aspects of validity of the community version of the Stroke Aphasia Depression Questionnaire (SADQ-10) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale–Revised (CESD-R). Method: Twenty-four participants with chronic aphasia completed the CESD-R, the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Mental Health scale (PROMIS GMH), and the Dynamic Visual Assessment of Mood Scales (D-VAMS) while their caregivers completed the SADQ-10. Internal consistency of the CESD-R and the SADQ-10 and the convergent validity of the CESD-R, SADQ-10, PROMIS GMH, and D-VAMS were examined. Results: The SADQ-10 and the CESD-R were internally consistent. The CESD-R was moderately correlated with the SADQ-10, PROMIS GMH, and D-VAMS. However, the SADQ-10 was not correlated with the PROMIS GMH and D-VAMS. Conclusions: We suggest both the CESD-R and the SADQ-10 be used together to screen for depression in persons with aphasia. Further studies with larger sample sizes need to be conducted to establish validity of other depression screening instruments in person with aphasia.
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U2 - 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00621
DO - 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00621
M3 - Article
C2 - 33989032
AN - SCOPUS:85107903047
SN - 1092-4388
VL - 64
SP - 2047
EP - 2052
JO - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
JF - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
IS - 6
ER -
