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Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Form

Asks about date of screening, satisfied with life, and dropped activities and interests. Built for routine depression screening at geriatric wellness visits.

Questions
15
Pages
2
Time
about 4 min

Includes

  • Medication list
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Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Form

Page 1 of 2 · Your information

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Who it is for

  • Routine depression screening at geriatric wellness visits
  • Nursing home and assisted living facility intake assessments
  • Home health visit mental health evaluations
  • Post-hospitalization mood screening for elderly patients

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Before you publish: Clinical review required: this worksheet does not calculate scores, diagnose, or recommend treatment. Confirm the questions and response options against your approved assessment protocol before use.

Page 1 · Your information

  1. Patient NameText · Required
  2. Date of BirthDate
  3. Date of ScreeningDate
  4. Satisfied with LifeLong Text
  5. Dropped Activities and InterestsLong Text

Page 2 · Additional details

  1. Afraid Something Bad Will HappenLong Text
  2. Feel HelplessLong Text
  3. Prefer Staying HomeLong Text
  4. Memory ProblemsLong Text
  5. Current MedicationsMedications

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    A secure link by text or email, filled out on their phone before the visit. No app.

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Questions

Formisoft provides secure form collection and a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Your practice must review the form content, access permissions, and sharing workflow for its requirements.

Yes. You can add, remove, reorder, or reword any of the 15 fields. You can also add conditional logic, new pages, file uploads, e-signatures, and payment fields.

Patients open a secure link from an email, a text, or a QR code and complete the form on their phone, tablet, or computer before their appointment. No app download required.

Yes, on Front Desk. Attach the form to a visit type and every patient who books gets it right away, with a reminder before the visit if it is not done. Your calendar shows which visits are ready.

Yes. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Form works on any device. Most patients complete intake forms on their phone, so every template is built for small screens first.

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