Predicting future major depression and persistent depressive symptoms: Development of a prognostic screener and PHQ-4 cutoffs in breast cancer patients.

Karen L WeihsJoshua F WileyCatherine M CrespiJennifer L KrullAnnette L Stanton

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2017)

The DRQ-7 and the PHQ-4 with a new cutoff score are clinically accessible screeners for risk of depression in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Use of the screener to select patients for preventive interventions awaits validation of the screener in other samples.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sleep quality
social support
physical activity
current status
patient reported