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Validation of PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 to Screen for Major Depression in the Primary Care Population
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PURPOSE: Although screening for unipolar depression is controversial, it is potentially an efficient way to find undetected cases and improve diagnostic acumen. Using a reference standard, we aimed to validate the 2- and 9-question Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9) in primary care settings. The PHQ-2 comprises the first 2 questions of the PHQ-9. METHODS: Consecutive adult patients attending Auckland family practices completed the PHQ-9, after which they completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) depression reference standard. Sensitivities and specificities for PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 were analyzed. RESULTS: There were 2,642 patients who completed both the PHQ-9 and the CIDI. Sensitivity and specificity of the PHQ-2 for diagnosing major depression were 86% and 78%, respectively, with a score of 2 or higher and 61% and 92% with a score 3 or higher; for the PHQ-9, they were 74% and 91%, respectively, with a score of 10 or higher. For the PHQ-2 a score of 2 or higher detected more cases of depression than a score of 3 or higher. For the PHQ-9 a score of 10 or higher detected more cases of major depression than the PHQ determination of major depression originally described by Spitzer et al in 1999. CONCLUSIONS: We report the largest validation study of the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9, compared with a reference standard interview, undertaken in an exclusively primary care population. The PHQ-2 score or 2 or higher had good sensitivity but poor specificity in detecting major depression. Using a PHQ-2 threshold score of 2 or higher rather than 3 or higher resulted in more depressed patients being correctly identified. A PHQ-9 score of 10 or higher appears to detect more depressed patients than the originally described PHQ-9 scoring for major depression.
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Powers, A. D., Lathan, E. C., Dixon, H. D., Mekawi, Y., Hinrichs, R. C., Carter, S. E., Bradley, B., & Kaslow, N. J. (2022) · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · doi:10.1037/tra0001390 · Cited by 15
DeJesus, R. S., Angstman, K. B., Cha, S. S., & Williams, M. D. (2013) · Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health · doi:10.2174/1745017901309010084 · Cited by 12
“The initiative chose to adopt the PHQ-9, a well-validated tool that can be used both to screen for depression and track treatment response in primary care practices [11, 12].”
MethodFallucco, E. M., Blackmore, E. R., Bejarano, C. M., Wysocki, T., Kozikowski, C. B., & Gleason, M. M. (2016) · Clinical Pediatrics · doi:10.1177/0009922816638077 · Cited by 12
Psychometric evaluation of a screening question for persistent depressive disorder
Brinkmann, E., Glanert, S., Hüppe, M., Garay, A. S. M., Tschepe, S., Schweiger, U., & Klein, J. P. (2019) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2100-0 · Cited by 12
“Very short screening instruments have proven to adequately detect depression, like the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2; [18, 19]) or the 5-Item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5; [20]).”
MethodResultLevin, J. M., Rabah, N. M., Winkelman, R., Mroz, T. E., & Steinmetz, M. P. (2019) · Spine · doi:10.1097/brs.0000000000003222 · Cited by 12
Evaluating resilience as a predictor of outcomes in lung transplant candidates
Bui, Y., Hathcock, M. A., Benzo, R. P., Budev, M. M., Chandrashekaran, S., Erasmus, D. B., Lease, E. D., Levine, D. J., Thompson, K. L., Johnson, B. K., et al. (2020) · Clinical Transplantation · doi:10.1111/ctr.14056 · Cited by 12
Effectiveness of a multimedia outreach kit for families of wounded veterans
Walker, D. I., Cardin, J.-F., Chawla, N., Topp, D. B., Burton, E. T., & Wadsworth, S. M. (2013) · Disability and health journal · doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.11.004 · Cited by 12
Thapar, A. K., Hammerton, G., Collishaw, S., Potter, R., Rice, F. J., Harold, G. T., Craddock, N. J., Thapar, A., & Smıth, D. J. (2013) · British Journal of General Practice · doi:10.3399/bjgp14x676438 · Cited by 12
Evidence-Based Practice Guideline: Late-Life Depression Detection
Smith, M., Haedtke, C., & Shibley, D. (2015) · Journal of Gerontological Nursing · doi:10.3928/00989134-20150115-01 · Cited by 12
The Implications of Measuring Complexity
Green, L. A. (2010) · The Annals of Family Medicine · doi:10.1370/afm.1147 · Cited by 12
Saya, S., Chondros, P., Abela, A., Mihalopolous, C., Chatterton, M. L., Gunn, J. M., Chen, T. F., Polasek, T. M., Dettmann, E., Brooks, R., et al. (2023) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07361-6 · Cited by 11
“The PHQ-9 is a validated, self-reported diagnostic measure in primary care [34] with demonstrated efficacy and sensitivity as an outcome measure for treatment trials with a recommended Reliable Change Index [35].”
MethodSelf-citationCaycho‐Rodríguez, T., Travezaño-Cabrera, A., Torales, J. C., Barrios, I., Vilca, L. W., Samaniego-Pinho, A., Moreta‐Herrera, R., Reyes-Bossio, M. A., Barria‐Asenjo, N. A., Ayala-Colqui, J., et al. (2024) · Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica · doi:10.1186/s41155-024-00299-x · Cited by 12
“Brief tools can help improve clinical outcomes by reducing misdiagnosis rates in primary care (Arroll et al., 2010; Schumann et al., 2012).”
BackgroundA comparison of PHQ-9 and TBI-QOL depression measures among individuals with traumatic brain injury.
Cohen, M. L., Holdnack, J. A., Kisala, P. A., & Tulsky, D. S. (2018) · Rehabilitation Psychology · doi:10.1037/rep0000216 · Cited by 11
Judd, R. T., Friedman, E. E., Schmitt, J., & Ridgway, J. P. (2021) · AIDS Care · doi:10.1080/09540121.2021.1906401 · Cited by 11
Levels, Predictors, and Distribution of Interpersonal Solidarity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kaup, T., Schweda, A., Krakowczyk, J. B., Dinse, H., Skoda, E., Teufel, M., & Bäuerle, A. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19042041 · Cited by 11
“Depression symptoms were measured via the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2), using a 4-point Likert scale (from 0 = “never” to 3 = “nearly every day” [26,27]), with 2 items screening the frequency of depression symptoms over the previous 2 weeks, yielding an internal consistency of α = 0.”
MethodIlgen, J., Renovanz, M., Stengel, A., Zipfel, S., & Schäffeler, N. (2022) · Current Oncology · doi:10.3390/curroncol29120776 · Cited by 11
“Two items are used to inquire about patients’ loss of interest and joy, as well as dejection, which are regarded as leading symptoms of depression [28,29].”
BackgroundChodavadia, P. A., Teo, I., Poremski, D., Fung, D. S. S., & Finkelstein, E. A. (2023) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health · doi:10.1186/s13034-023-00604-z · Cited by 13
Post-COVID Conditions and Burden of Disease
TABACOF, L. R., Nicolau, E., Rivera, A., & Putrino, D. F. (2023) · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2023.04.007 · Cited by 11
Havnen, A., Lydersen, S., Mandahl, A., & Lara‐Cabrera, M. L. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1176298 · Cited by 11
Partridge, A. H., Jacobsen, P. B., & Andersen, B. L. (2015) · American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book · doi:10.14694/edbook_am.2015.35.188 · Cited by 11
Ryu, E., Takahashi, P. Y., Olson, J. E., Hathcock, M. A., Novotny, P. J., Pathak, J., Bielinski, S. J., Cerhan, J. R., & Sloan, J. A. (2015) · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0285-6 · Cited by 11
“For depressive symptoms, a recent study reported that roughly 11 % of the subjects in the primary care population had PHQ-2 scores 3 or higher [31].”
Hobden, B., Bryant, J., Sanson‐Fisher, R., Oldmeadow, C. J., & Carey, M. L. (2016) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105316643855 · Cited by 11
“Depression was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), a commonly used screening tool for depression in general practice (Arroll et al., 2010; Gilbody et al., 2007) with sound psychometric properties (Kroenke et al., 2001).”
MethodPsychosocial outcomes in active treatment through survivorship
Reed, S. C., Bell, J. F., Whitney, R. L., Lash, R. S., Kim, K. K., Bold, R. J., & Joseph, J. G. (2017) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.4444 · Cited by 10
“Because of previously reported concerns about the specificity of thePHQ‐2, a score of 2 or higher was used as the cut‐point for a positive screening.(22)”
MethodPanaite, V., Brown, R. M., Henry, M., Garcia, A., Powell‐Cope, G. M., Vanderploeg, R. D., & Belanger, H. G. (2018) · Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research · doi:10.1007/s10488-018-0869-7 · Cited by 11
“For example, while the PHQ-2 has been validated as a screener for depression (Arroll et al. 2010; Kroenke et al. 2003), to date, it has not been compared to clinical interviews in Veterans.”
Chisini, L. A., Cademartori, M. G., Collares, K., Tarquínio, S. B. C., Goettems, M. L., Demarco, F. F., Corrêa, M. B., & Azevedo, M. S. (2019) · Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences · doi:10.20396/bjos.v18i0.8655316 · Cited by 11
Coffman, M. J., Scott, V. C., Schuch, C., Mele, C., Mayfield, C. A., Balasubramanian, V., Stevens, A., & Dulin, M. (2019) · Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2019.10.007 · Cited by 12
The Lebanese Heart Failure Snapshot: A National Presentation of Acute Heart Failure Admissions
Deek, H., Newton, P. J., Kabbani, S., Hassouna, B., Macdonald, P. S., & Davidson, P. M. (2020) · Journal of Nursing Scholarship · doi:10.1111/jnu.12583 · Cited by 10
High-School Football and Midlife Brain Health Problems
Iverson, G. L., Merz, Z. C., & Terry, D. P. (2021) · Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine · doi:10.1097/jsm.0000000000000898 · Cited by 12
Depression Is Transiently Increased in Patients Undergoing Two-Stage Revision Arthroplasty
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“The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a well-validated tool that is widely used in a variety of medical settings to screen, diagnose, and monitor treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) [12-14].”
Trauma and orthopaedic team members’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Thakrar, A., Raheem, A., Chui, K., Karam, E., Wickramarachchi, L., & Chin, K. F. (2020) · Bone & Joint Open · doi:10.1302/2046-3758.16.bjo-2020-0053.r1 · Cited by 11
Alson, A. R., Robinson, D. M., Ivanova, D., Azer, J., Moreno, M., Turk, M. L., Nitturkar, A., & Blackman, K. (2016) · The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · doi:10.1177/0091217416636580 · Cited by 12
“The first two questions of the PHQ-9 comprise the PHQ-2, which is independently validated as a screening tool to detect risk for depression using a cut-off score of 3.(20,21) The PHQ-9 is free and available on the internet in 78 international dialects.”
MethodPulmonary rehabilitation in resource poor settings.
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Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Spanish Adolescents: Normative Data for the PHQ-9 and GAD-7
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“…Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7 (GAD-7) are two widely employed measurement instruments that have shown adequate psychometric properties across samples (Arroll et al., 2010; Kroenke, 2021; Löwe et al., 2008; Mossman et al., 2017; Spitzer et al., 2006).”
Werner, N. E., Morgen, M., Kooiman, S., Jolliff, A. F., Warner, G., Feinstein, J. A., Chui, M. A., Katz, B., Storhoff, B., Sodergren, K., et al. (2024) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/60621 · Cited by 10
Metadata
- Authors
- Arroll, B., Goodyear-Smith, F., Crengle, S., Gunn, J., Kerse, N., Fishman, T., Falloon, K., & Hatcher, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Venue
- The Annals of Family Medicine
- Publisher
- Annals of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2010-07-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 348-353
- ISSN
- 1544-1709 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-1717
- PMC
- PMC2906530
- OpenAlex
- W2122884679
- Cited by
- 1,279
- References
- 18
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- FWCI
- 34.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Annals of Family Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ResearchSpace (University of Auckland) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Health Research Council of New Zealand
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
- Keywords
- PHQ-2, PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire, major depressive disorder, depression screening, primary care, screening sensitivity and specificity, Composite International Diagnostic Interview, threshold scores, general practice
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, New Zealand, Physicians, Family, Predictive Value of Tests, Primary Health Care, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensitivity and Specificity, Software, Time Factors, Prevalence, Young Adult
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