Diagnostic accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for assessment of depression in type II diabetes mellitus and/or coronary heart disease in primary care:Journal of Affective Disorders

Autor: van der Zwaan, G. L., van Dijk, S. E. M., Adriaanse, M. C., van Marwijk, H. W. J., van Tulder, M. W., Pols, A. D., Bosmans, Judith E.
Přispěvatelé: General practice, EMGO - Mental health
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Zdroj: van der Zwaan, G L, van Dijk, S E M, Adriaanse, M C, van Marwijk, H W J, van Tulder, M W, Pols, A D & Bosmans, J E 2016, ' Diagnostic accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for assessment of depression in type II diabetes mellitus and/or coronary heart disease in primary care : Journal of Affective Disorders ', Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 190, pp. 68-74 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.045
Journal of Affective Disorders, 190, 68-74. Elsevier
ISSN: 0165-0327
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.045
Popis: Background: Depression is common among type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2)/coronary heart disease (CHD) patients and is associated with adverse health effects. A promising strategy to reduce burden of disease is to identify patients at risk for depression in order to offer indicated prevention. This study aims to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to be used as a tool to identify high risk patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 586 consecutive DM2/CHD patients aged > 18 were recruited through 23 general practices. PHQ-9 outcomes were compared to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), which was considered the reference standard. Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated for minor and major depression, comparing both sum- and algorithm based PHQ-9 scores. Results: For minor depression, the optimal cut-off score was 8 (sensitivity 71%, specificity 71% and an AUC of 0.74). For major depression, the optimal cut-off score was 10 resulting in a sensitivity of 84%, a specificity of 82%, and an AUC of 0.88. The positive predictive value of the PHQ-9 algorithm for diagnosing minor and major depression was 25% and 33%, respectively. Limitations: Two main limitations apply. MINI Interviewers were not blinded for PHQ-9 scores and less than 10% of all invited patients could be included in the analyses. This could have resulted in biased outcomes. Conclusions: The PHQ-9 sum score performs well in identifying patients at high risk of minor and major depression. However, the PHQ-9 showed suboptimal results for diagnostic purposes. Therefore, it is recommended to combine the use of the PHQ-9 with further diagnostics to identify depression. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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