Geriatric Depression Scale (Long Form)

Patient’s Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Instructions: Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week.

No. Question Answer Score

Kuntento ka sa
1. Are you basically satisfied with your life? iyong life? YES / NO
Hindi mon a
ginagawa mga
ginagawa mo
dati gaya ng
pagbasketball?
Ano pa mga di
2. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests? mo na ginagawa? YES / NO
Feeling mo
walang pulos
3. Do you feel that your life is empty? life mo? YES / NO
Palagi ka ma
bored? Yang
4. Do you often get bored? mabagot ba, ana YES / NO
Naglaom ka ba
sa imong
5. Are you hopeful about the future? kaugmaon? YES / NO
Meron ka mga
maisip na di mo
matanggal sa
6. Are you bothered by thoughts you can’t get out of your head? mind mo? YES / NO
Maayos ka ba
7. Are you in good spirits most of the time? mag isip palagi? YES / NO
Matakot ka na
may mangyaring
8. Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you? masama sayo? YES / NO
9. Do you feel happy most of the time? Happy ka palagi? YES / NO
Mafeel mo
minsan na wala
kang magawa?
Yang walang
magawa para
10. Do you often feel helpless? maayos ka? YES / NO
Palagi ka
makapoy? Yang
parang di
11. Do you often get restless and fidgety? kumportable? YES / NO
Mas gusto
mo sa
bahay kysa
mag labas
tas mag try
ng mga
bago na
12. Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things? Gawain? YES / NO
Naga worry ka
13. Do you frequently worry about the future? para sa future? YES / NO
14. Do you feel you have more problems with memory than most? Feeling mo may YES / NO
problema ka sa
pag alala? Yang
mahirapan ka
mag alala?
Sa ting mo,
maganda
mabuhay
15. Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now? ngayon? YES / NO
Palagi mob a
mafeel na sad
16. Do you often feel downhearted and blue? ka? YES / NO
Feel mo ba na
wala ka pulos sa
situation mo
17. Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now? ngayon? YES / NO
Gina isip mo ba
palagi yung
dati?? Yang
18. Do you worry a lot about the past? mabalaka ka? YES / NO
Sa tingin mo
19. Do you find life very exciting? lingaw ang life? YES / NO
Mahirapan ka
magstart ng mga
20. Is it hard for you to get started on new projects? bago na trabaho? YES / NO
Feeling mo
marami kang
21. Do you feel full of energy? energy? YES / NO
Feeling mo di na
maayos ang
situation mo?
Yang high blood
22. Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? ka ganyan YES / NO
Sa tingin mo mas
lamang ang iba
23. Do you think that most people are better off than you are? tao sayo? YES / NO
Madali ka malain
sa maliliit na
24. Do you frequently get upset over little things? bagay? YES / NO
Palagi mo ba
mafeel na
25. Do you frequently feel like crying? kaiyakon ka? YES / NO
Mahirapan ka
mag focus or
26. Do you have trouble concentrating? concentrate? YES / NO
Malingaw ka
magising sa
umaga?
27. Do you enjoy getting up in the morning? Magustuhan mo? YES / NO
Mas gusto mo ba
na di magpunta
sa mga birthday
28. Do you prefer to avoid social gatherings? or events? YES / NO
Madalian ka lang
mag gawa ng
29. Is it easy for you to make decisions? desisiyon? YES / NO
Maayos or clear
ba ang iyong
panghuna huna
30. Is your mind as clear as it used to be? gaya dati? YES / NO
TOTAL

This is the original scoring for the scale: One point for each of these answers.
Cutoff: normal-0-9; mild depressives-10-19; severe depressives-20-30.
1. NO 6. YES 11. YES 16. YES 21. NO 26. YES
2. YES 7. NO 12. YES 17. YES 22. YES 27. NO
3. YES 8. YES 13. YES 18. YES 23. YES 28. YES
4. YES 9. NO 14. YES 19. NO 24. YES 29. NO
5. NO 10. YES 15. NO 20. YES 25. YES 30. NO
Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, et al. Development and validation of a geriatric depression
screening scale: a preliminary report. J Psychiatr Res 1983; 17:37-49.

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