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Measuring Depression at the End of Life: Is the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale a Valid Instrument?
Direct linkOlden, Megan; Rosenfeld, Barry; Pessin, Hayley; Breitbart, William – Assessment, 2009
Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and decision making. This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) in 422 patients with terminal cancer admitted to a palliative…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Suicide, Rating Scales
Peer reviewedHoffman, Molly K. – Death Studies, 1994
Considers Directive to Physician, Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Decisions, and Medical Ethics Decision Form. Notes importance of process individuals go through in defining what quality of life means to them. Sees current struggle being individual articulation of one's wishes based on personal definition of quality of life set forth in…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Beliefs, Death, Decision Making
