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Prevalence and distribution of depression in Ghana: A nationwide survey using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) [PDF]

PLOS Mental Health
Leveana Gyimah, Edmond Banafo Nartey, Emmanuel Parbie Abbeyquaye, Abraham Hodgson, Pascal Kingsley Mwin, Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong, Benjamin Demah Nuertey, Joana Ansong, Amma Mpomaa Boadu, Patricia Rarau, Stefan Savin, Cheick Diallo, Kouamivi Agboyigbor   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detection of major depressive disorder in primary care: consequences of current thresholds in a crosssectional study [PDF]

, 2010
Background: There is a need for brief instruments to ascertain the diagnosis of major depressive disorder. In this study, we present the reliability, construct validity and accuracy of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 to detect major depressive disorder in primary ...
Zuithoff, NPA, Nazareth, I, Moons, KGM, Vergouwe, Y, van Wezep, MJ, Geerlings, MI, King, M   +6 more
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Investigating organizational quality improvement systems, patient empowerment, organizational culture, professional involvement and the quality of care in European hospitals: the 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE)' project. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hospitals in European countries apply a wide range of quality improvement strategies. Knowledge of the effectiveness of these strategies, implemented as part of an overall hospital quality improvement system, is limited.
Andrew Thompson, Klazinga, Niek, Arah Onyebuchi A, Suñol, Rosa, Arah, O.A., Groene Oliver, Klazinga Niek, Charles Bruneau, Thompson, Andrew, Cordula Wagner, Klazinga, N., Groene, O., Wagner, C., Wagner, Cordula, Suñol Rosa, Arah, Onyebuchi A.., Onyebuchi A Arah, Arah, O. A., Thompson Andrew, Rosa Suñol, Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe Res, Sunol, R., Arah, Onyebuchi A, ?, ?, Niek Klazinga, null null, Oliver Groene, Bruneau, Charles, Wagner Cordula, Bruneau Charles, Arah, Onyebuchi A., Groene, Oliver, Suñol Sala, Rosa, Bruneau, C., Thompson, A.   +34 more
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Determinates of depressive disorder among adult patients with cardiovascular disease at outpatient cardiac clinic Jimma University Teaching Hospital, South West Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019
Background Depression and heart disease are an important public-health problem. Depression is one of the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders with more than three times increased risk among patients with cardiovascular disorders.
Halima Umer, Alemayehu Negash, Mengesha Birkie, Asmare Belete   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometrics of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Uganda: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundDepression is screened by many psychological tools, whereas the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is one of the most commonly used self-administered tools. Uganda is a culturally diverse country with a wide variety of tribes, ethnic groups,
Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Sarah Maria Najjuka, Scholastic Ashaba, Mohammed A. Mamun, Mohammed A. Mamun, Mohammed A. Mamun   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maximising response to postal questionnaires – A systematic review of randomised trials in health research [PDF]

, 2006
Background Postal self-completion questionnaires offer one of the least expensive modes of collecting patient based outcomes in health care research.
Rachel A Nakash, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Jørstad-Stein Ellen C, Ellen C Jørstad-Stein, Gates, Simon, Gates, S, Lamb, Sarah, Nakash Rachel A, Jane L Hutton, Sarah E Lamb, Hutton, JL, Nakash, Rachel Anne, Nakash, RA, Hutton Jane L, Simon Gates, Jørstad-Stein, Ellen C., Gates Simon, Lamb Sarah E, Jørstad-Stein, EC, Hutton, Jane, Lamb, SE   +20 more
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Norwegian reference data on the Fatigue Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and their interrelationship

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2020
Background Population-based reference data on frequently used questionnaires are important for comparative purposes. Due to changes in health and lifestyles, such data should be updated every other decade.
Alv A. Dahl, Kjersti Støen Grotmol, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, Cecilie Essholt Kiserud, Jon Håvard Loge   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source