Validation of the Spanish Version of the Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS) Scale

AstraZeneca330 enrolled

Overview

The Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS) is a brief, self-administered instrument that not only evaluates depressive symptoms but also both functioning and quality of life. The assessment of patients´ perspective may provide valuable information that could be lost if relaying only on clinician evaluation. The purpose of this study is to achieve a psychometric validation into Spanish of the CUDOS scale in patients with major depression disorder in a primary care setting.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

330

Conditions

Unipolar Depression

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Major depression disorder diagnosis according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria in the last 3 months * Major depression disorder diagnosis according to Prime-MD criteria in the last 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Be unable to understand and comply with the study requirements as judged by the investigator * Participation in another trial prior to enrolment into this study

Locations (17)

Research Site

A Coruña, Spain

Research Site

Barcelona, Spain

Research Site

Cadiz, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale

To analyze feasibility and reliability (internal consistency - Cronbach´s alpha) of the Spanish version of the scale