Comparison of DASS-21, PHQ-8, and GAD-7 in a virtual behavioral health care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Validated depression and anxiety symptom screeners are commonly used in clinical settings. How results from different brief depression and anxiety symptom assessment tools compare to each other is not well established, especially in real world healthcare settings. This study aimed to compare the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 Depression scale (DASS-Depression) and Anxiety (DASS-Anxiety) scale to the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 (PHQ-8) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) respectively, in a real-world virtual behavioral healthcare setting.

Methods

This was a retrospective comparison study of clinical data from a population of adults who completed a consultation via telephone or secure video with a licensed therapist as part of a standardized, evidence

SUBMITTER: Peters L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature