Depression assessment: Spouses are poor proxies for cardiovascular disease patients

Depression assessment: Spouses are poor proxies for cardiovascular disease patients

Background: Patients are frequently assisted by proxies, usually a spouse, to complete health and medical surveys, including depression assessments. Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether spousal assessments of patient depression concord with those of the patient. Materials an...

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Main Authors: Samia R Toukhsati, Lewis Yau, Rosemary Yates, Isabelle Catrice, Cory Wasser, Lynette Young, Kimberley Greening, Gabriella Flaks, Jenna Miller, David L Hare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Heart and Mind
Subjects:
cardiac depression scale
cardiovascular disease
concordance
depression
patient
proxy
Online Access:http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2017;volume=1;issue=3;spage=102;epage=106;aulast=Toukhsati

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http://www.heartmindjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6476;year=2017;volume=1;issue=3;spage=102;epage=106;aulast=Toukhsati

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