Evaluation of the psychological burden during the early disease trajectory in patients with intracranial tumors by the ultra-brief Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4).

Publikation

Evaluation of the psychological burden during the early disease trajectory in patients with intracranial tumors by the ultra-brief Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4).

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 23.03.2019

Renovanz Mirjam, Soebianto Sari, Tsakmaklis Helena, Keric Naureen, Nadji-Ohl Minou, Beutel Manfred, Ringel Florian, Wollschläger Daniel, Hickmann Anne-Katrin

Zitation

Renovanz M, Soebianto S, Tsakmaklis H, Keric N, Nadji-Ohl M, Beutel M, Ringel F, Wollschläger D, Hickmann A. Evaluation of the psychological burden during the early disease trajectory in patients with intracranial tumors by the ultra-brief Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4). Support Care Cancer 2019; 27:4469-4477.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Support Care Cancer 2019; 27

Veröffentlichungsdatum

23.03.2019

eISSN (Online)

1433-7339

Seiten

4469-4477

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Depressive symptoms of patients with intracranial tumors need to be assessed adequately. The Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4) is an ultra-short screening tool consisting of four items, a cutoff of six indicates depressive symptoms. The aim was to assess patients' psychological burden by the PHQ-4 compared with the results of well-established screening instruments.