Effect of comorbid depression on health-related quality of life of patients with chronic diseases: A South Korean nationwide study (2007 –2015)

Patients with chronic physical diseases often have concomitant depression. Depression influences an individual's health and his or her overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The extent to which depression incrementally worsens HRQoL in patients with ≥1 comorbid physical chronic diseases remains unclear.
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research