Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Item-Wise Response Data

Item wise response of Depression based on Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The dataset is a 5.5 KB XLS file authored by Soniya Shrestha and last updated on May 5, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patterns in depression symptom endorsement based on GDS item responses.
• Training models to predict depression risk based on individual survey item scores.
• Benchmarking or validating psychological assessment tools using structured response data.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.
• File size is small (5.5 KB), facilitating quick download and inspection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Soniya Shrestha

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 17:37:35; freshness should be verified.