Using a Single Screening Question for Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS:: These results suggest that the single screening question for depressive symptoms correctly identifies depressive symptoms 62% of the time but inappropriately identifies depressive symptoms 18% of the time in patients hospitalized for ACS. This suggests that the single screening question for depressive symptoms may be used with caution to initially screen patients with ACS, who can then undergo a more thorough assessment for clinical depression. PMID: 23635808 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - April 30, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Frazier L, Sanner J, Yu E, Cron SG, Moeller FG Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research