The association between different domains of quality of life and symptoms in primary care patients with emotional disorders.

ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of quality of life (QoL) in primary care patients with emotional disorders, the specific influence of the symptoms of these disorders and the sociodemographic characteristics of patients on the various QoL domains has received scant attention. The aim of the present study of primary care patients with emotional disorders was to analyse the associations between four different QoL domains and the most prevalent clinical symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety and somatization), while controlling for sociodemographic variables. A total of 1241 participants from 28 primary care centres in Spain were assessed with the following instruments: the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 to evaluate depression; the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD)-7 for anxiety; PHQ-15 for s

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Blanch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060102 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature