ArticleClinical rehabilitation2017
Psychometric evaluation of the Signs of Depression Scale with a revised scoring mechanism in stroke patients with communicative impairment.
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- A systematic review of mood and depression measures in people with severe cognitive and communication impairments following acquired brain injury.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Depression in Hospitalised Aphasic Stroke Patients-Identifying Valid Tools and Examining Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Quality of Assessment Tools for Aphasia: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- [Cross-cultural adaptation to Spanish of the Signs of Depression Scale (SODS) to the early assessment of mood in patients admitted to a Stroke Unit].Revista de neurologia · 2022Article
- Implementation and feasibility of the stroke nursing guideline in the care of patients with stroke: a mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate (1) the diagnostic value of the Signs of Depression Scale (SODS) in a Likert scale format and (2) whether the Likert scale improves the diagnostic value compared with the original dichotomous scale.
designCross-sectional multicentre study.
settingOne general and one university hospital in the Netherlands. SUBJECTS: A total of 116 consecutive hospitalized stroke patients, of whom 53 were patients with communicative impairment. MAIN MEASURES: Depression was diagnosed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) administered to the patients' relatives. The Barthel Index (BI) was used as an external validator.
resultsThe correlation between the CIDI and the SODS-Likert or the SODS was small ( r
conclusionThe diagnostic value of the SODS did not improve using a Likert scale format. However, the diagnostic value of the original dichotomous SODS is reasonable for the initial mood assessment of stroke patients with communicative impairment.
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