Validation of the Polish version of WHO-5 as a screening instrument for depression in adults with diabetes

The aim of this study was to validate and report the factorial analysis of the World Health Organization ’s 5-item Well-being Index (WHO-5) among outpatients with type 2 diabetes. We investigated the psychometric properties of the WHO-5 and its suitability for identifying potential depressive symptoms in Polish adults with diabetes.

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - December 1, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ewelina Cicho ń, Andrzej Kiejna, Andrzej Kokoszka, Tomasz Gondek, Beata Rajba, Cathy E. Lloyd, Norman Sartorius Source Type: research