Version 2.77

Term Description

Cummulative score of answers to 30 questions is rated on a scoring grid. The grid sets a range of 0-9 as "normal", 10-19 as "midly depressed", and 10-30 as "severely depressed".
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Geriatric depression scale total
Property
Score
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.GDS
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.21
Last Updated
Version 2.50

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
48542-5 Geriatric depression scale (GDS) panel
87625-0 HEDIS 2018 Value Sets

Example Units

Unit Source
{score} Example UCUM Units

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CodeSystem lookup
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