Self-report depression screening measures for older Hispanic/Latin American adults: A PRISMA systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing depression symptoms in Hispanic/Latin American (H/Ls) older adults, a group at high risk for depression, is nuanced due to the influence of cultural characteristics in symptom expression and manifestation. Little is known about the psychometric properties of available measures when used with this population.

Methods

We conducted a two-stage systematic review of available depression assessment tools. We first identified self-report measures designed for use with adults. We then identified studies where at least one of such measures was used with older H/Ls that reported psychometric properties for the measure(s) used.

Results

Only 3 measures were identified for use with older H/Ls: the BDI, GDS, and CES-D. However, few data were found to support th

SUBMITTER: Lopez AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410643 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature