Sensitivity and Specificity Analysis: Use of Emoticon for Screening of Depression in Elderly in Singapore.

Laurence TanHui Jin TohLai Kiow SimJames Alvin Low

Published in: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (2018)

The emoticon scale was easy to use, but its effectiveness in the screening of depression in the elderly needs to be explored further. The inability to use the emoticon scale as a tool may be the lack of measurements in the other domains of the DSM-IV criteria (sleep, energy, appetite, etc.), rather than failure of the emoticon scale to assess mood.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
community dwelling
bipolar disorder
physical activity
weight loss
body weight