Quality of life and depression in a cohort of female patients with chronic disease
Authors:
- Fabrizio CardinFCFabrizio Cardin
- Francesco AmbrosioFAFrancesco Ambrosio
- Piero AmodioPAPiero Amodio
- Lina MinazzatoLMLina Minazzato
- Giancarlo BombonatoGBGiancarlo Bombonato
- Sami SchiffSSSami Schiff
- Katiuscia FinottiKFKatiuscia Finotti
- Daria GiulianiDGDaria Giuliani
- Tonino BiancoTBTonino Bianco
- Claudio TerranovaCTClaudio Terranova
- Carmelo MilitelloCMCarmelo Militello
- Carlo OriCOCarlo Ori
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Surgery
- Vol. 12 (Suppl 1) , S10
Abstract
Differences in health-related quality of life perception in patients with chronic disease may depend on pre-existing differences in personality profile. The purpose of the study was to investigate in a cohort of female patients with chronic diseases the relationship between the Quality of Life perception and the potential presence of depressive symptoms.Keywords
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