Table 3 Prevalence (%) of EURO-D symptoms, by site and rank order of item difficulties
From: Psychometric properties of EURO-D, a geriatric depression scale: a cross-cultural validation study
| Â | Cuba | DR | Puerto Rico | Peru urban | Peru rural | Venezuela | Mexico urban | Mexico rural | China urban | China rural | India urban | India rural | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EURO 1 | 39.6 | 50.5 | 39.7 | 44.0 | 45.6 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 40.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 44.0 | 42.9 | 28.5 |
Depression | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (5) | (5) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
EURO 2 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 11.1 | 24.6 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 33.5 | 46.3 | 20.4 |
Pessimism | (3) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (7) | (6) | (5) | (2) | (4) | (9) | (5) | (2) | (6) |
EURO 3 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 16.9 | 9.4 |
Wishing death | (7) | (11) | (8) | (11) | (11) | (10) | (9) | (6) | (10) | (11) | (7) | (8) | (12) |
EURO 4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 12.2 |
Guilt | (12) | (12) | (10) | (10) | (10) | (12) | (10) | (9) | (12) | (12) | (12) | (12) | (9) |
EURO 5 | 33.1 | 39.2 | 22.2 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 35.9 | 30.2 | 25.3 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 34.3 | 41.0 | 22.6 |
Sleep | (2) | (3) | (3) | (5) | (8) | (2) | (4) | (3) | (1) | (8) | (4) | (4) | (5) |
EURO 6 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 3.6 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 34.8 |
Interest | (9) | (9) | (11) | (8) | (9) | (9) | (11) | (9) | (6) | (3) | (10) | (9) | (2) |
EURO 7 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 14.3 | 33.1 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 48.7 | 34.7 | 9.7 |
Irritability | (5) | (6) | (5) | (3) | (2) | (5) | (6) | (4) | (3) | (7) | (1) | (5) | (11) |
EURO 8 | 8.6 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 15.8 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 19.7 | 26.1 | 17.3 |
Appetite | (11) | (8) | (7) | (9) | (6) | (8) | (7) | (7) | (8) | (10) | (8) | (6) | (7) |
EURO 9 | 17.6 | 35.2 | 20.9 | 36.0 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 34.3 | 24.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 35.4 | 61.5 | 29.2 |
Fatigue | (6) | (4) | (4) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (2) | (5) | (2) | (5) | (3) | (1) | (3) |
EURO 10 | 10.3 | 17.0 | 7.8 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 12.0 |
Concentration | (8) | (10) | (9) | (6) | (5) | (7) | (8) | (8) | (9) | (2) | (9) | (10) | (10) |
EURO 11 | 9.0 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 39.4 |
Enjoyment | (9) | (7) | (12) | (12) | (11) | (11) | (12) | (11) | (7) | (4) | (11) | (11) | (1) |
EURO 12 | 22.7 | 40.3 | 33.9 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 34.9 | 29.9 | 25.8 | 15.2 |
Tearfulness | (4) | (2) | (2) | (4) | (4) | (3) | (3) | (12) | (11) | (1) | (6) | (7) | (8) |