pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600
대한노인정신의학회 (28권2호 25-32)
Validation of the Korean Version of Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale-Screen
한국판 노인자살사고 선별척도(K-GSIS-Screen)의 타당화 연구
Sihwang Kim, MA, Seonyoung Park, MA, Jungae Lee, PhD, and Kang-Seob Oh, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Forensic Science Investigation, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Seoul, Korea
Objective: This study aims to validate the Korean version of Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale-Screen (K-GSIS-Screen) and
evaluate its clinical utility for screening suicidal ideation and risk among older adults across clinical and community settings.
Methods: GSIS-Screen was translated into Korean and administered to 50 community-residing older adults and 49 elderly
patients attending a depression clinic in the psychiatric department of a hospital. Reliability and validity were assessed by Cronbach’s α and exploratory factor analysis. Then, clinical utility was further examined through receiver operating characteristic
(ROC) curve analysis.
Results: Exploratory factor analysis confirmed a single-factor structure. Overall findings demonstrated moderate to strong internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity across community and clinical settings. Additionally, K-GSISScreen differentiated between older adults with and without suicidal ideation, with those in the former group scoring higher.
ROC analysis confirmed an area under curve of 0.81.
Conclusion: The K-GSIS-Screen appears to be a useful primary screening tool for detecting suicidal ideation among older
adults. It has the potential to facilitate rapid identification of suicidal ideation in clinical and community settings, thereby supporting early and appropriate interventions.
Aged; Suicidal ideation; Validation study; Self report.
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