Measurement of depressive symptoms among cardiac outpatients: Should sex differences be considered?

dc.contributor.author	Grace, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.author	Yee, Jon
dc.contributor.author	Reid, Robert D
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, Donna Eileen
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-11T14:04:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-11T14:04:07Z
dc.date.issued	2014-06-11
dc.description.abstract	Confounding of depressive and cardiac symptoms may hold implications for assessment. This study investigated psychometric properties and sex differences in two depression scales among cardiac patients. Cardiac inpatients from 11 hospitals were recruited and completed a mailed survey including the Beck Depression Inventory-II and Gotland Scale of Male Depression 1 year later. The scales were significantly correlated and both were associated with social desirability. Females scored higher than males on the fatigue factor only (p < .001). Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II were more favorable in this population. Practitioners must not overlook reports of fatigue in female cardiac patients.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/27539
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights.journal	hpq.sagepub.com
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Coronary heart disease
dc.subject	Self-perception
dc.subject	Well-beingDepression
dc.title	Measurement of depressive symptoms among cardiac outpatients: Should sex differences be considered?
dc.type	Article

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