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Figures
- Figure 1.
Scatterplot of ZSDS scores versus HAM-D scores.
- Figure 2.
HAM-D and ZSDS-W scores by literacy level.
Tables
Percentage or Mean ± SD Median (and/or range) Age in years 52 ± 16 (20–89) Gender (female) 63% Ethnic/racial minority 5% Marital status Married 47% D&HH spouse 87% Education <10th grade 20% College degree 30% Employment status Employed 50% Full-time 83% Household income (mean) $25,000 ($5,000–$80,000) Age of Onset of Hearing Loss <1 year 50% ≥1 year 50% Member of the Deaf community 76% Language use (multiple answers were possible) At home ASL 70% Signed contact language 31% Signed English 17% Written English 14% English speech only 30% With people who are D&HH ASL 74% Signed contact language 22% Signed English 21% With people who are hearing Spoken English 36% Written English 33% English with interpreter 28% D&HH, Deaf and hard of hearing; ASL, American Sign Language.
Measure Mode of Administration Mean ± SD Range Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS-W) Written 39.3 ± 10.2 20–59 Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS-S) Signed 36.5 ± 10.8 20–60 Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) Signed 9.3 ± 5.9 0–21 Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC) Written 6.8 ± 3.4 2.2–16.0 - Table 3.
Results of Regression Analysis of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) Scores
Analysis Block Predictor Variable Standard β P(β) 1 1 ZSDS-W 0.71 <.001 2 ZSDS-S 0.64 <.001 2 1 ZSDS-S 0.80 <.001 2 ZSDS-W 0.21 NS ZSDS-W, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, written; ZSDS-S, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, signed.
