Validity and Reliability of Screening Measures for Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Carol A HitchonLixia ZhangChristine A PeschkenLisa M LixLesley A GraffJohn D FiskScott B PattenJames BoltonJitender SareenRenée El-GabalawyJames MarriottCharles N BernsteinKathryn C FitzgeraldPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Depression screening instruments had good diagnostic performance; anxiety instruments were more variable. Identified depression and anxiety require clinical confirmation.