23.03.2020 | Letter to the Editor
Depression Risk and Outcomes Among ASCVD Patients
verfasst von:
Ron D. Hays, PhD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2020
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Excerpt
Okunrintemi et al.
1 found that those who scored between 4 and 6 (“high risk” for depression) versus between 0 and 3 (“low risk” for depression) on the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression had worse SF-12 PCS and MCS scores and worse reported self-rated general health (In general, would you say your health is:
excellent,
very good,
good,
fair,
poor). In addition, those with a clinical diagnosis of depression (ICD-9-M Code of 311) had worse SF-12 PCS and MCS scores and self-rated health than those without depression. The finding that depressive symptoms and depression are associated with SF-12 MCS scores is circular because the SF-12 assesses mental health. While the standard scoring of the SF-12 forces the PCS and MCS to be uncorrelated, depression is correlated with physical health.
2 In addition, the self-rated general health item is one of the SF-12 questions. …