Optimizing screening for depression among adults with asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that the BDI-II is an appropriate screening tool for MDD in asthma populations. However, the cut-off score is influenced by the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients. These findings highlight the importance of validating generic questionnaires for depression in specific populations in order to improve the accuracy of their usage. PMID: 27159640 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research