Research Article
The Validity of the WHO-5 as an Early Screening for Apathy in an Elderly Population
Table 3
The ROC analysis concerning sensitivity and specificity of WHO-5 and GDS-15 with corresponding AUC (area under curves).
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WHO-5 ≤ 50 | | | | Using self-reported depression | 0.61 | 0.84 | 0.73 | Using GDS ≥ 5 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.88 | GDS 15 ≥ 5 | | | | Using self-reported depression | 0.25 | 0.98 | 0.75 | GDS 10 ≥ 5 | 0.25 | 0.98 | 0.75 | GDS 5 ≥ 3 | 0.42 | 0.90 | 0.69 |
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