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9/Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Jerome Albert Yesavage, Javaid I. Sheikh. Clinical Gerontologist, 1986-11-18
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
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Why it matters
Describes the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), a scale for depression in older adults.
How this study scored 48/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on strength of evidence, so that was left out: it earned 46 of the 95 points we could judge it on, which is 48 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Clinical Gerontologist) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Clinical Gerontologist: journal h-index 66 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | — / 5 | No evidence rating recorded — left out of this score |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1986 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 7 / 7 | Cited 7,235 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 172.3 citations a year over 42 year(s) since 1986 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 1,055 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Javaid I. Sheikh: h-index 51 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Stanford University: institution h-index 2,684 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 5 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 46 / 95 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 46 of the 95 points we could judge it on is 48 out of 100. |
| Total | 48 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Yesavage, J. A., & Sheikh, J. I. (1986). 9/Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1300/j018v05n01_09
Vancouver
Yesavage JA, Sheikh JI. 9/Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Clinical Gerontologist. 1986. doi:10.1300/j018v05n01_09.
BibTeX
@article{yesavage1986-dc8b7d60,
author = {Yesavage, Jerome Albert and Sheikh, Javaid I.},
title = {{9/Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)}},
journal = {Clinical Gerontologist},
year = {1986},
doi = {10.1300/j018v05n01_09},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1300/j018v05n01_09}
}