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Geriatric depression scale (GDS) total   48544-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code48544-1
nameGeriatric depression scale (GDS) total
descriptionCummulative score of answers to 30 questions is rated on a scoring grid. The grid sets a range of 0-9 as "normal", 10-19 as "midly depressed", and 10-30 as "severely depressed".
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentGeriatric depression scale total
propertyScore
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short name

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.GDS
type4  Surveys
example UCUM units{score}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitscore

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

48542-5Geriatric depression scale (GDS) panel
87623-5HEDIS 2018 Value Set - Depression Screen

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.50
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

GDS Survey
Geriatric Depression Scale
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
 Quantitative
Random
Scale
Survey
Tot
Totl

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