The patient health questionnaire-9: validation among patients with glaucoma. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety are two common normal responses to a chronic disease such as glaucoma. This study analysed the measurement properties of the depression screening instrument - Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) using Rasch analysis ...
Vijaya K Gothwal +4 more
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Background: Depression is common among diabetes, and is associated with poor outcomes. However, the data on this important relationship are limited from India.
Amit Thour +3 more
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Evaluation of modified patient health questionnaire-9 teen in South African adolescents
Background: This report describes the findings of the survey conducted by South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in a cohort of disadvantaged South African adolescent scholars in which PHQ-9 teen version was modified and adapted (PHQ-9M) to ...
Shilpa Aggarwal +3 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 in the General Korean Population. [PDF]
Objective The Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 have not been validated in the general Korean population. This study aimed to validate and identify the optimal cutoff scores of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 in screening for major depression in the general Korean population.Methods We used data from 6,022 participants of the Korean Epidemiological ...
Kim M +9 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in Peruvian University Students
Changes that occurred in people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the mental health of the universities, where an increase in symptoms of depression was reported since the beginning of the pandemic, so its evaluation is essential ...
Susana K. Lingán-Huamán +4 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for Suicide Screening in Transgender Women. [PDF]
High prevalence of depression in transgender women highlights the importance of validating the measure to assess depression. Moreover, depression is significantly associated with suicide across research studies. The aims of the current study were to validate a Chinese-language version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and to assess ...
Xu L +10 more
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Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in neurologic populations. [PDF]
Because of symptom overlap, there is uncertainty about the validity of depression rating scales in neurologic populations. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for detecting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-defined major depressive episodes in people with neurologic conditions ...
Williams KG +3 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in Patients With Breast Cancer. [PDF]
Objective Due to the high frequency of depressive symptoms associated with breast cancer, it is crucial to screen for depression in breast cancer patients. While numerous screening tools are available for depression in this population, there is a need for a brief and convenient tool to enhance clinical use.
Park H +5 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PDF]
Objectives: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is one of the most commonly used measures for screening, diagnosing and monitoring of depression. So far, four studies have examined some of the psychometric properties of Persian version of PHQ-9 in physical and psychiatric patients; however, some aspects of its psychometrics have not yet been ...
Hassan Farrahi +6 more
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Background: The relationship between depression and beta-blockers (BBs) use is a controversial topic for many decades. Due to the interference with adrenergic and serotonin receptors, BB use has been linked to depression in many early cross-sectional and
Mohammed A Al-Jaffer +6 more
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