The effectiveness of very short scales for depression screening in elderly medical patients†

Pomeroy, Ian M.; Clark, Christopher; Philp, Ian

doi:10.1002/gps.344

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“…Several studies of patients with cancer found that brief selfreport scales assessing depressive symptoms performed well when compared with more comprehensive depression scales or interviews. [38][39][40][41] In addition, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has developed a simple 1-item screening tool for emotional distress in individuals with cancer. 42 The NCCN guidelines include an algorithm for further evaluation, diagnosis of depression, and appropriate interventions.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Reyes‐Gibby

Anderson

Morrow

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Journal of Women's Health

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Background: Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment can have a profound influence on a woman's physical, psychosocial, and overall well-being. We examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in women who are survivors of breast cancer. We also assessed if factors, including metastasis, cancer recurrence, diagnosis of new primary cancers, and comorbid conditions, are associated with depressive symptoms. Methods: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 were mailed to assess depressive symptoms and HRQOL, respectively, in breast cancer patients who received cancer treatment in a large tertiary cancer center. Results: Two hundred forty patients participated (56% response rate and 6-13 years since treatment). The mean score on the PHQ-8 scale was 4 points (standard deviation [SD] 4.8, median 2.0). Sixteen percent had PHQ-8 score ‡ 10 and were categorized as depressed. Depression was inversely associated with HRQOL subscales for functioning, financial, and global health and positively associated with symptoms. Logistic regression showed that younger age (odds ratio [OR] age in years 0.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.86-0.99, p < 0.02), rheumatoid arthritis (OR 8.4,, p < 0.03), and years from treatment (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.46-0.99, p < 0.05) were significant correlates of depression. Conclusions: Depression is a significant health concern for breast cancer survivors and is associated with lower HRQOL. The results suggest the need to monitor women with breast cancer for depression and provide resources for treating depression during the survival period.

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Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Reyes‐Gibby

Anderson

Morrow

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Journal of Women's Health

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“…333). También es interesante recordar que el resultado obtenido para este factor está compuesto precisamente por todos los items que no aparecen en la versión de la GDS de 15 items (35), lo que puede representar una ventaja para la versión reducida, sobre todo ante estudios epidemiológicos (32) o en su uso cotidiano en atención primaria (36,37).…”

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“…Sin embargo, algunos resultados derivados de la validez de contenido de los items, de la consistencia interna de la escala y de la consistencia los factores hallados, parecen aconsejar la reducción de la GDS. Esto respaldaría las ventajas que se han otorgado a la versión de 15 items (32,35,36,37).…”

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Propiedades psicométricas de la escala geriátrica de depresión (GDS): análisis procedente de cuatro investigaciones

Rodríguez‐Testal

Valdés

Benítez

2003

Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología

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“…Single item measures are short, easy to administer, less time consuming, and not monotonous to complete (Gardner, Cummings, Dunham, & Pierce, 1998;Pomeroy, Clark, & Philip, 2001). They reduce response biases and are, therefore, relevant for use in large-scale studies (Robins, Hendin, & Trzesniewski, 2001).…”

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Abstract:Empirical studies in the product development literature have shown that the users' self-reported importance of product attributes differs from the derived importance of product attributes obtained through the attributes' correlation with an external criterion such as user satisfaction. However, no study has examined this phenomenon in the context of software products. This investigation is important because the present-day software requirement-prioritization techniques are based on capturing users' self-reported importance of new software product features. As such, I develop a method in the study to capture the derived user importance of new features. The findings show that the implicitly derived importance of software attributes differs from the importance rankings assigned to them using requirement prioritization techniques. Further, I found that the implicitly derived user importance to identify the determinants of user satisfaction more accurately than the prioritization techniques based on self-stated user importance. I discuss the implications of this promising new approach for practice and future research in requirements prioritization.

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The effectiveness of very short scales for depression screening in elderly medical patients†

Abstract: The very short scales performed just as well as the widely used longer screening scales in this population. They are worthy of further examination in elderly populations at risk of depression, and may be particularly suitable for older adults due to their brevity and ease of use.

Cited by 114 publications

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Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Depressive Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Propiedades psicométricas de la escala geriátrica de depresión (GDS): análisis procedente de cuatro investigaciones

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