Psychometric Limitations of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale for Assessing Depressive Symptoms among Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Rasch Analysis

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Subscale </td><td class="align_center">Items included in each subscale</td><td class="align_center">Variance explained </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Positive affect</td><td class="align_center">4, 8, 12, 16</td><td class="align_center">44.2%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Negative affect</td><td class="align_center">3, 6, 9, 10, 14, 17, 18</td><td class="align_center">47.6%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Somatic symptoms and retarded activity</td><td class="align_center">1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 20</td><td class="align_center">37.7%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Interpersonal difficulties</td><td class="align_center">15, 19</td><td class="align_center">46.2%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Variance explained in each CES-D subscale.

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Table 4: Psychometric Limitations of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale for Assessing Depressive Symptoms among Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Rasch Analysis 

Table 4 | Psychometric Limitations of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale for Assessing Depressive Symptoms among Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Rasch Analysis 