How bad is depression? Preference score estimates from depressed patients and the general population

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1406-1423

  Pyne, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Fortney, John C ^a,b   Tripathi, Shanti ^a   Feeny, David ^c   Ubel, Peter ^d   Brazier, John ^e  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costutility; Depression; Health related quality of life; Rating scale; Standard gamble

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARKANSAS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249139912     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00974.x     Document Type: Article

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