Objective. There is substantial uncertainty regarding the prevalence of depression in RA. We
conducted a systematic review aiming to describe the prevalence of depression in RA …

Objective The assessment of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in rheumatoid arthritis
(RA) is becoming increasingly common in both research and clinical practice. One of the …

Background There is an increased risk of depression in people with a physical illness.
Depression is associated with reduced treatment adherence, poor prognosis, increased …

1. Background Chronic pain and depression are each prevalent and often co-occur. 5
Although the underlying mechanism of the interaction between pain and depression is not …

Depression can exacerbate symptoms associated with life-threatening illness and increase
disability and distress. In palliative care, depression occurs in a context of multiple …

Depression is common in cancer patients, particularly those with advanced disease. It is
associated with adverse outcomes such as increased pain, disability and poorer prognosis …

OBJECTIVES: The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Health
Questionnaire (PRIME-MD PHQ-9) is a common screening tool designed to facilitate …

Background Despite the high prevalence of depression in people with neurological
disorders, no previous study has sought to summarise existing evidence on the use of …

Importance Previous research has linked a history of depression with arterial stiffness (AS)
during midlife. Objective To assess the association of depression with elevated midlife AS …

This cross-sectional survey aimed to determine the prevalence and remission of depression
in patients receiving palliative care and to ascertain the predictive value of somatic …