Association between CHADS2 score, depressive symptoms, and quality of life in a general population

Autor: Ning Ye, Yuan Li, Zhao Li, Yingxian Sun, Naijin Zhang, Shuang Chen, Ye Chang, Guozhe Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: BMC Psychiatry. 17(1)
ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1214-5
Popis: To investigate the association between CHADS2 score, depressive symptoms, and quality of life in a large general population from China. A cross-sectional study of 11,956 permanent residents of Liaoning Province in China ≥ 35 years of age was conducted between January and August 2013 (response rate 85.3%). All participants completed a questionnaire, had a physical examination, and underwent blood examination. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), while the quality of life (QoL) was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale (WHOQOL-BREF). With increasing CHADS2 score, the prevalence of depressive symptoms increased from 4.9 to 27.8% (P
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