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OBJECTIVES: To test the effectiveness of a five‐item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for the screening of depression in community‐dwelling older subjects, hospitalized older patients, and nursing home residents.

DESIGN: A cross‐sectional study.

SETTING: A geriatric acute care ward, a geriatric outpatient clinic, and a nursing home.

PARTICIPANTS: One hundred eighty‐one cognitively intact older subjects.

MEASUREMENT: All the participants had a comprehensive geriatric assessment including a neuropsychological evaluation by a geriatrician experienced in the management of depression. The five‐item GDS was compared with the 15‐item version of the GDS using the clinical diagnosis according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria as the criterion standard. The sensitivity, the specificity, the overall accuracy, positive and negative predictive values …