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Psychometric validation of the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire-Depression (PDQ-D) instrument in US and UK respondents with major depressive disorder

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Lam, Raymond, Lamy, François-Xavier, Danchenko, Natalya, Yarlas, Aaron, White, Michelle K, Rive, Benoît, Saragoussi, Delphine·2018·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

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Background: Although depression and cognitive dysfunction are connected, limited tools exist to capture the patient’s perspective on cognitive dysfunction and its impact on major depressive disorder (MDD). We report results of a psychometric validation of the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire-Depression (PDQ-D), a self-report measure of cognitive dysfunction for use in MDD. Methods: A non-interventional, prospective, panel-recruited, online survey was conducted using the PDQ-D in adults with and without MDD in the US and UK. Respondents were assessed at baseline and after 6 weeks (MDD only) (baseline: US n=418, UK n=437, 49% MDD; follow-up: US n=169, UK n=153, all MDD). The criterion measures included: Medical Outcomes Study Cognitive Functioning Scale-Revised-acute form (MOS COG-R), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Global Impression of Severity scale (PGI-Severity), Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS), Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Specific-Health Problem (WPAI:SHP), and modified Lam Employment Absence and Productivity Scale (LEAPS). US and UK data were analyzed separately. Results: Internal consistency was high for PDQ-D total scale and four subscales (Cronbach’s alpha 0.81–0.96). Convergent validity was good, with strong concordance with MOS COG-R and moderate/small correlations with PHQ-9, SDS, WPAI:SHP, LEAPS, and PGI-Severity. Significant differences (all P <0.001) existed for all PDQ-D subscale and total scores between MDD/non-MDD samples. The PDQ-D was responsive to changes in depression symptom severity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported scoring of a global overall scale for perceived cognitive dysfunction. Conclusion: The PDQ-D provides a reliable and valid measure of subjective cognitive dysfunction in patients with MDD. Keywords: major depressive disorder, cognitive dysfunction, psychometric validation, self-report

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Lam, R., Lamy, F.-X., Danchenko, N., Yarlas, A., White, M. K., Rive, B., & Saragoussi, D.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Optum (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Lam, Raymond
Venue
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Published
2018-10
Volume
Volume 14
Pages
2861-2877
ISSN
  • 1176-6328 (ISSN-L)
  • 1178-2021
OpenAlex
W2898124695
Cited by
101
References
43
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7.20
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • Movember Foundation
  • Fondation Brain Canada
  • Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments
  • H. Lundbeck A/S
  • Victoria General Hospital Foundation
  • St. Jude Medical
  • Allergan
  • University Health Network Foundation
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
major depressive disorder, cognitive impairment, psychometric validation, self-report measures, perceived cognitive impairment, internal consistency, convergent validity, responsiveness to change, labor productivity, disability, patient perspectives

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