Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis

Are the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Suitable for Use in India? A Psychometric Analysis

BackgroundCross-cultural evidence on the factorial structure and invariance of the PHQ-9 and the GAD-7 is lacking for South Asia. Recommendations on the use of unit-weighted scores of these scales (the sum of items’ scores) are not well-founded. This study aims to address these contextual and method...

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Main Authors: Jeroen De Man, Pilvikki Absetz, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Allissa Desloge, Tilahun Haregu, Brian Oldenburg, Leslie C. M. Johnson, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Emily D. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Patient Health Questionnaire
India
measurement invariance
depression
generalized anxiety disorder assessment
sum score reliability
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676398/full

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