Validity and Reliability of Screening Measures for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the validity and reliability of screening instruments for depression and anxiety in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods

Participants with RA completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2 or PHQ-9), the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System depression short form 8a and anxiety short form 8a, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale anxiety score (HADS-A) and depression score (HADS-D), the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2- and 7-item scales, and the Kessler-6 scale. Clinical depression and anxiety disorders were confirmed using the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Axis I Disorders (SCID-1) research version. We reporte

SUBMITTER: Hitchon CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496677 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature