Validation of the German version of the work and social adjustment scale in a sample of depressed patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is one of the key factors contributing to difficulties in one's ability to work, and serves as one of the major reasons why employees apply for psychotherapy and receive insurance subsidization of treatments. Hence, an increasing and growing number of studies rely on workability assessment scales as their primary outcome measure. The Work and Social Assessment Scale (WSAS) has been documented as one of the most psychometrically reliable and valid tools especially developed to assess workability and social functioning in patients with mental health problems. Yet, the application of the WSAS in Germany has been limited due to the paucity of a valid questionnaire in the German language. The objective of the present study was to translate the WSAS, as a brief and

SUBMITTER: Heissel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218495 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature