Depression following acute coronary syndromes: a comparison between the Cardiac Depression Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory II.
OBJECTIVE
This study compared the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II).


METHODS
Depression was assessed in 81 participants, 2 weeks post-ACS, using the BDI-II and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.


RESULTS
The CDS had a strong concurrent validity with the BDI-II (r=.69). Cross-validation of the BDI-II and the CDS with the structured interview demonstrated the ability of both measures to detect severe symptoms. More patients were classified as depressed using the CDS. The CDS also had a significantly higher correlation with a trait anxiety measure than the BDI-II did.


CONCLUSIONS
The CDS is a more suitable scale for assessing the less severe depressive symptoms typically seen in a cardiac population.
Di Benedetto
Mirella
M
School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Lindner
Helen
H
Hare
David L
DL
Kent
Stephen
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors