| Sensitivity percent | Specificity percent | Inpatient | Outpatient | Physically ill | Cognitively impaired | |
| Two-question screen | 97 | 67 | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Geriatric Depression Scale (5-item) | 94 | 81 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (9-item) | 88 | 88 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (19-item) | 90 | 75 | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes |
| Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale (20-item) | 93 | 73 | No | Yes | Unknown | No |
