Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in Elderly Chilean Primary Care Users

Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in Elderly Chilean Primary Care Users

Background: This study aimed to assess the measurement properties (reliability, factor structure, and criterion validity) of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as an instrument for screening major depressive disorder (MDD) in elderly primary care users in Chile.Method: About 582 participants a...

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Main Authors: Joseph Aslan, Félix Cova, Sandra Saldivia, Claudio Bustos, Carolina Inostroza, Paulina Rincón, Camila Ortiz, Vasily Bühring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
depression
patient health questionnaire
primary health care
sensitivity
specificity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.555011/full

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