@article{ref1,
title="Robustness and findings of a web-based system for depression assessment in a university work context",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Asensio-Cuesta, Sabina and Bresó, Adrián and Saez, Carlos and García-Gómez, Juan M.",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="e16040644-e16040644",
abstract="Depression is associated with absenteeism and presentism, problems in workplace relationships and loss of productivity and quality. The present work describes the validation of a web-based system for the assessment of depression in the university work context. The basis of the system is the Spanish version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). A total of 185 participants completed the BDI-II web-based assessment, including 88 males and 97 females, 70 faculty members and 115 staff members. A high level of internal consistency reliability was confirmed. Based on the results of our web-based BDI-II, no significant differences were found in depression severity between gender, age or workers' groups. The main depression risk factors reported were: &quot;Changes in sleep&quot;, &quot;Loss of energy&quot;, &quot;Tiredness or fatigue&quot; and &quot;Loss of interest&quot;. However significant differences were found by gender in &quot;Changes in appetite&quot;, &quot;Difficulty of concentration&quot; and &quot;Loss of interest in sex&quot;; males expressed less loss of interest in sex than females with a statistically significant difference. Our results indicate that the data collected is coherent with previous BDI-II studies. We conclude that the web-based system based on the BDI-II is psychometrically robust and can be used to assess depression in the university working community.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16040644",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040644"
}