The performance and accuracy of depression screening tools capable of self-administration in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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For depression screening, the PHQ-9 with a cut-off of 10 points is recommended as the most suitable instrument compared with others in a recent meta-analysis, showing high sensitivity (0.88) and specificity (0.85).
“With regard to depression screening, the PHQ-9 (cut-off of 10 points) is recommended as the most suitable instrument compared with others in a recent meta-analysis (Miller et al., 2021), showing high sensitivity (0.88) and specificity (0.85; Levis et al., 2019).”
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- Authors
- Miller, P., Newby, D., Walkom, E., Schneider, J., Li, S. C., & Evans, T.-J.
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU)
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Newby, David
- Venue
- The European Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-18
- ISSN
- 0213-6163 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3109107746
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The European Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- depression screening, primary care, PHQ-9, WHO-5, psychometric properties, diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic odds ratio, screening tool comparison, USPSTF recommendations
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