Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2010. Vol. Vol. 22 (nº 4). 587-592
Pere Joan Ferrando Piera, Rafael Pallero*, Cristina Anguiano-Carrasco e Ignacio Montorio**
Universidad Rovira y Virgili, * ONCE y ** Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
El presente estudio tiene dos objetivos principales: (a) evaluar la adecuación y funcionamiento de la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica en su versión española en la población mayor con déficit visual, y (b) evaluar la relevancia que tiene la medida de la sintomatología depresiva dentro de un proceso global de evaluación del ajuste a la pérdida visual en esta población. Participaron 329 personas afiliadas a la ONCE que forman una muestra representativa de la población de interés. La evaluación del primer objetivo lleva al establecimiento de puntos de corte e implica nuevos desarrollos metodológicos que combinan la Teoría de Respuesta al Ítem y la teoría clásica de los tests. Los resultados indican que la escala resulta particularmente útil en la población de interés y que tiene un peso importante en la evaluación del ajuste a la pérdida visual en la población de mayores con déficit visual.
Assessment of depressive symptoms in old visually-impaired people: A study of the Geriatric Depression Scale. This study has two main purposes: (a) to assess the functioning of the Geriatric Depression Scale in its Spanish version in old visually-impaired people, and (b) to assess the relevance of measuring depressive symptoms within a comprehensive assessment of psychological adjustment related to vision impairment in that population. Respondents were 329 people affiliated to the ONCE who were a representative sample of the target population. The assessment of the first goal let us to establish two cut-off points, and led to new methodological developments that combine Item Response Theory and Classical Test Theory. The results indicated that the scale is particularly useful in the target population and that it is very relevant in the assessment of psychological adjustment related to visual impairment in old people.
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