title: Depressed patients' perspectives of 2 measures of outcome: the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) and the Remission from Depression Questionnaire (RDQ).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Current operational definitions of remission, at their root, are exclusively symptom-based and therefore limited in scope. In this report from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project we examined patient acceptability of a new measure, the Remission from Depression Questionnaire (RDQ), a scale designed to capture a broader array of domains patients consider relevant to the construct of remission. Patient acceptance of the RDQ was compared with that of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), the instrument used to measure outcome in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression study.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and two depressed outpatients in ongoing treatment completed the RDQ, QIDS, and a 9-item measure of patient preference.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients indicated the RDQ was a better indicator of their overall state and treatment goals. Patients judged the RDQ to be a more accurate and preferred measure to determine treatment outcome, and a more accurate indicator of remission.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients considered the multifactorial RDQ a more accurate indicator of their treatment goals than a purely symptom measure such as the QIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02905, USA. mzimmerman@lifespan.org.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Janine N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Galione
authors.forename: Naureen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Attiullah
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toba
authors.forename: Daniela A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boerescu
authors.forename: Moataz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragheb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult