Keita Suzuki
   Department   Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare  ,
   Position   Instructor
Article types 原著
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Validation of the Japanese Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised: A Preliminary Analysis.
Journal Formal name：Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
Abbreviation：Behav Sci (Basel)
ISSN code：2076328X/2076328X
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 11(8)
Author and coauthor Hirohito Tsuboi, Yui Takakura, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Sakae Miyagi, Keita Suzuki, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Kim Oanh Pham, Yukari Shimizu, Yasuhiro Kambayashi, Naoko Yoshida, Akinori Hara, Hiroyuki Nakamura
Publication date 2021/07
Summary To make the Japanese version of the CESD-R-a revised version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale (CES-D)-in the assessment of depressive symptoms in a general population. The English version of CESD-R was translated into Japanese, and back-translated into English by three native speakers of Japanese and English; then, we selected the version most completely consistent with the original items. The CESD-R was applied to 398 community-dwelling people (191 men: 48.0%, and 207 women: 52.0%) who were over 40 years old. The Japanese version of the CES-D was also carried out in the same population. Factor analysis was performed. Additionally, the correlations between the CESD-R and CES-D results were identified. The CESD-R scores showed a significantly positive correlation with CES-D scores (r = 0.74, p < 0.0005). Analysis of the CESD-R yielded a Cronbach's alpha result of 0.90. Factor analysis revealed one principal factor in the CESD-R, whereas the original CES-D had two factors because of reversed items. The Japanese version of the CESD-R appears to have the reliability to be applicable for assessing depressive symptoms in population-based samples. However, because the Japanese expressions for some items might be unusual, our study population was also limited; further studies on other populations and on incorporating improved Japanese terminology will be needed.
DOI 10.3390/bs11080107
PMID 34436097