Validity of Self-rating Screening Scales for the Diagnosis of Depression and Anxiety in Adult Patients With Bronchiectasis.

CONCLUSION: The self-rating screening scales HADS, BDI and Hamilton Anxiety Scale are reliable tools to screen for depression and anxiety in adult patients with bronchiectasis. However, the use of specific cut-off values may improve the diagnostic accuracy of the previous scales in this specific group of patients.
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Source: Archivos de Bronconeumologia - March 2, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Colomo N, Olveira C, Hernández-Pedrosa J, Bergero T, Fábrega-Ruz J, Porras N, Girón MV, de Rota LF, Olveira G Tags: Arch Bronconeumol Source Type: research