Measuring distress in older population: Rasch analysis of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

Cailen J. Calkin; Katya Numbers; Henry Brodaty; Perminder S Sachdev; Oleg N. Medvedev

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.116

journal article Jun 01, 2023

Measuring distress in older population: Rasch analysis of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

Cailen J. Calkin Katya Numbers Henry Brodaty

Perminder S Sachdev

Oleg N. Medvedev

Journal of Affective Disorders Vol. 330 pp. 117-124 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 330
Pages: 117-124
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Authors

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales,

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Perminder S Sachdev

Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales,

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Oleg N. Medvedev

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National Health and Medical Research Council

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Cailen J. Calkin, Katya Numbers, Henry Brodaty, et al. (2023). Measuring distress in older population: Rasch analysis of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Journal of Affective Disorders, 330, 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.116

Measuring distress in older population: Rasch analysis of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

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