Reliability and Validity of the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia and Invariance Between Black Versus White Residents in Nursing Homes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to expand on prior work testing invariance on several depression measures in community-based older adults and explore the psychometric properties and evidence of invariance between racial groups based on the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia.

Design

This was a descriptive measurement study.

Setting and participants

This was a secondary data analysis using baseline data from 2 studies: Testing the Implementation of the Evidence Integration Triangle for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Associated with Dementia and the study Testing the Impact of Function and Behavior Focused Care for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia. Combined, 67 nursing homes participated from 2 states and 889 residents were recruited. The mean a

SUBMITTER: Resnick B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature