Table 5.

Associations of depressive symptoms/disorder and health-related quality of life

Study (n)	Measure of Association	Follow-up in Months	Depressive Symptoms/Disorder Instrument	Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument(s)	Test Value (s)
Weinert et al. 2006 [18] (n = 153)	t-test	2	SCID incident major depressive episode or depressive disorder not otherwise specified vs. no active psychiatric diagnosis	SF-36 PF	14 vs. 43; p < 0.001
Sukantarat et al. 2007 [20] (n = 51)	Spearman’s correlation	3 9	HADS depression subscale	EQ-5D VAS SF-36 PCS SF-36 MCS EQ-5D VAS SF-36 PCS SF-36 MCS	r = −0.63, p < 0.001 r = −0.44, p < 0.005 r = −0.48, p < 0.001 r = −0.67, p < 0.001 r = −0.44, p < 0.005 r = −0.62, p < 0.001

Abbreviations (in alphabetical order): EQ-5D VAS = EQ-5D quality of life instrument Visual Analogue Scale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SCID = Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; SF-36 MCS = Short Form-36 Mental Component Summary; SF-36 PCS = Short Form-36 Physical Component Summary; SF-36 PF = Short-Form-36 Physical Functioning domain.