Timothy V. Johnson1, Ammara Abbasi1, Samantha S. Ehrlich1, Renee S. Kleris1, Ashli Owen-Smith2, Charles L. Raison3, Viraj A. Master1,4
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.19, No.1, pp. 6100-6104, 2012
Abstract Introduction: Depression and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are prevalent, especially in older patient populations. Emerging data suggest potential interactions between depression and BPH. We sought to assess whether the questions of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), specifically the quality of life (QoL) question, predict depression.
Materials and methods: We asked 541 consecutive male patients over the age of 40 in a tertiary care clinic to self-administer the IPSS QoL score and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), a validated screening tool for depression. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves were depicted and used to determine the area under… More >
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