The somatic symptom scale–8 (SSS-8): a brief measure of somatic symptom burden

B Gierk, S Kohlmann, K Kroenke… - JAMA internal …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Somatic symptoms are the core features of many medical diseases, and they are
used to evaluate the severity and course of illness. The 8-item Somatic Symptom Scale (SSS …

Depression in older adults: screening and referral

ER Vieira, E Brown, P Raue - Journal of geriatric physical therapy, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Depression is related to disability and affects rehabilitation participation, outcomes, and
compliance with treatment. Improving older adult depression detection and referral requires …

Establishing a common metric for depressive symptoms: linking the BDI-II, CES-D, and PHQ-9 to PROMIS depression.

SW Choi, B Schalet, KF Cook, D Cella - Psychological assessment, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Interest in measuring patient-reported outcomes has increased dramatically in recent
decades. This has simultaneously produced numerous assessment options and confusion …

Examination of the factorial structure of adverse childhood experiences and recommendations for three subscale scores.

DC Ford, MT Merrick, SE Parks, MJ Breiding… - Psychology of …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The purpose of the current investigation is to assess and validate the factor
structure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System's (BRFSS) Adverse Childhood …

Standardization of depression measurement: a common metric was developed for 11 self-report depression measures

I Wahl, B Löwe, JB Bjorner, F Fischer, G Langs… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To provide a standardized metric for the assessment of depression severity to
enable comparability among results of established depression measures. Study Design and …

Opioid use after fracture surgery correlates with pain intensity and satisfaction with pain relief

AGJ Bot, S Bekkers, PM Arnstein, RM Smith… - … and Related Research®, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2012, Medicare began to tie reimbursements to inpatient
complications, unplanned readmissions, and patient satisfaction, including satisfaction with …

Comparison of self-report and structured clinical interview in the identification of depression

AL Stuart, JA Pasco, FN Jacka, SL Brennan… - Comprehensive …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background A self-report method seeking a binary response for assessing depression is a
cost-effective and time-efficient way to obtain a psychiatric history, yet the reliability of this …

Depressive disorders in Indian context: a review and clinical update for physicians.

RD Pattanayak, R Sagar - The Journal of the Association of …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Depression is a common, treatable disorder which continues to remain under-detected in
the primary care settings. With an average national deficit of 77% for psychiatrists in India …

Consequences of perceived stigma among patients with cirrhosis

V Vaughn-Sandler, C Sherman, A Aronsohn… - Digestive diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Among patients with diseases such as HIV, cancer and mental illness,
perceived stigma is common and is linked to quality of life (QOL), depression and healthcare …

Spiritual wellbeing and quality of life of Iranian adults with type 2 diabetes

N Jafari, Z Farajzadegan, A Loghmani… - EvidenceBased …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Diabetes is a major public health problem. Little is known about the spiritual
wellbeing and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in Iranian Muslim patients with …