Leila Gholizadeh1, Shahzad Ali Khan2, Farnoosh Vahedi1, Patricia M Davidson1,3. 1. a Faculty of Health , University of Technology , 15 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney2007 , NSW , Australia. 2. b Health Services Academy , Islamabad , Pakistan. 3. c Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing , Baltimore , Maryland , USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) possesses many characteristics of a good screening tool and has the capacity to be used for screening depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). AIM: To examine the psychometric properties and criterion validity of the PHQ-9 to screen and detect depression in patients with CAD in Pakistan. DESIGN: In this validation study, 150 patients with CAD completed the Urdu version of the PHQ-9. The major depressive episode module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: The Urdu version of the PHQ-9 revealed a good internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha of 0.83. Optimal sensitivity (76%) and specificity (76%) were achieved using the cut-off score of PHQ-9 ≥6, with area under the ROC curve of 0.86. CONCLUSION: The Urdu version of the PHQ-9 has acceptable psychometric properties to screen and detect major depression in patients with CAD.
BACKGROUND: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) possesses many characteristics of a good screening tool and has the capacity to be used for screening depression in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). AIM: To examine the psychometric properties and criterion validity of the PHQ-9 to screen and detect depression in patients with CAD in Pakistan. DESIGN: In this validation study, 150 patients with CAD completed the Urdu version of the PHQ-9. The major depressive episode module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: The Urdu version of the PHQ-9 revealed a good internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha of 0.83. Optimal sensitivity (76%) and specificity (76%) were achieved using the cut-off score of PHQ-9 ≥6, with area under the ROC curve of 0.86. CONCLUSION: The Urdu version of the PHQ-9 has acceptable psychometric properties to screen and detect major depression in patients with CAD.
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Keywords:
PHQ-9; The Patient Health Questionnaire; cardiac disease; coronary artery disease; depression
Authors: Joanna Maselko; Lisa Bates; Sonia Bhalotra; John A Gallis; Karen O'Donnell; Siham Sikander; Elizabeth L Turner Journal: SSM Popul Health Date: 2017-10-31
Authors: John A Gallis; Joanna Maselko; Karen O'Donnell; Ke Song; Kiran Saqib; Elizabeth L Turner; Siham Sikander Journal: PeerJ Date: 2018-07-17 Impact factor: 2.984