Enhancing mental health in adults with congenital heart disease: comparison of depression and anxiety screening tools
The screening tools we compared were used to diagnose a significantly different number of patients with depression or anxiety in ACHD. Because even mild symptoms have a significant impact on quality of life, using PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in clinical practice is recommended to minimize false negatives and ensure mental health in ACHD.
Authors
- Janina Semmler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2095-1316)
- Katharina Schmitt
- Ernst Schütte
- Constanze Pfitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-5573)
- Anna-Lena Ehmann
- Felix Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-1557)
- P. Helm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1868-4266)
- Ulrike Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6317-3609)
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Adult Congenital Heart Association (US)
- German National Bone Marrow Donor Registry (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf145
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06