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Depression Screening DESC-II
Description
A dataset containing the responses of 799 patients (indication group psychiatry, otolaryngology, cardiology, neurology) to the short form DESC-II with 10 items. There are 5 response categories from 0 = never to 4 = always. A higher score is supposed to mean a higher depression.
Format
A data frame with 799 rows and 14 variables.
- code
id number of the patient
- group
a factor with levels psychiatry, otolaryngology, cardiology, neurology for the indication group of the patient.
- gender
a factor with levels female, male of the patient.
- agegroup
a factor with levels 18-34, 35-49, 50-59, 60-87 for the age of the patient.
- DESC_2_1
feeling not to be needed
- DESC_2_2
loss of interest in other people
- DESC_2_3
disheartened
- DESC_2_4
no pleasure doing things
- DESC_2_5
feeling to be no good
- DESC_2_6
uninspired
- DESC_2_7
pessimistic
- DESC_2_8
discouraged
- DESC_2_9
withdrawal
- DESC_2_10
thinking of taking one's life
References
Forkmann et al. (2009) Development and validation of the Rasch-based Depression Screening (DESC) using Rasch analysis and structural equation modelling. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry, 40(3): 468-78.
Examples
data(desc2)
str(desc2)