An adaptation and validation study of the Hubley depression scale for older adults (HDS-OA) in the general adult population in China
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Tang, Xuyan
issued: 2020-08-31T17:42:01Z
issued: 2020
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Depression tends to be under-identified in China, as indicated by a much lower prevalence rate, despite similar diagnostic criteria used in China and Western cultures. Commonly used depression screens (e.g., Chinese versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II or Zung Self-rating Depression Scale) tend to be overly long, costly, dated, or lack consistently strong psychometric evidence in Chinese samples. Accordingly, use of these measures leave many depression cases undetected and a more effective screen is thus needed for the Chinese population. The Hubley Depression Scale for Older Adults (HDS-OA) is ideally suited. It was developed based on the latest diagnostic criteria, is relatively short (i.e., 16 items), and has exhibited satisfactory psychometric properties in both depressed and non-depressed groups. In this thesis, two studies were conducted. In Study 1, I adapted the English version of the HDS-OA into Chinese, through backward and forward translation as well as use of pilot testing. In Study 2, I evaluated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the HDS-OA with a nonclinical sample from the general population in China. The data demonstrated a unidimensional factor structure, good internal consistency reliability, and strong convergent and discriminant evidence for validity. The purpose of this research is to obtain a better screen of depression that might increase the accuracy of diagnosis and allow for more timely intervention for Chinese people with depression. As a consequence, depression relapse and premature death caused by suicide may be prevented and a higher level of well-being in the general population may be obtained.
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note: AN ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION STUDY OF THE HUBLEY DEPRESSION SCALE FOR OLDER ADULTS (HDS-OA) IN THE GENERAL ADULT POPULATION IN CHINA by XUYAN TANG B.Sc., Sun Yat-Sen University, 2017 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) August 2020 © Xuyan Tang, 2020 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: An adaptation and validation study of the Hubley Depression Scale for Older Adults (HDS-OA) in the general adult population in China submitted by Xuyan Tang in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology Examining Committee: Dr. Anita Hubley, Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology Supervisor Dr. Yan Liu, Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Bruno Zumbo, Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract Depression tends to be under-identified in China, as indicated by a much lower prevalence rate, despite similar diagnostic criteria used in China and Western cultures. Commonly used depression screens (e.g., Chinese versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II or Zung Self-rating Depression Scale) tend to be overly long, costly, dated, or lack consistently strong psychometric evidence in Chinese samples. Accordingly, use of these measures leave many depression cases undetected and a more effective screen is thus needed for the Chinese population. The Hubley Depression Scale for Older Adults (HDS-OA) is ideally suited. It was developed based on the latest diagnostic criteria, is relatively short (i.e., 16 items), and has exhibited satisfactory psychometric properties in both depressed an…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2020-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0394099
language: eng
degree discipline: Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75773