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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy.


ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the accuracy and operating characteristics of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy.Tertiary epilepsy center patients served as the study population, with 237 agreeing to structured interview using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a "gold standard" instrument developed for rapid diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD); 172 also completed the PHQ-9, and 127 completed both the PHQ-9 and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) within two days of the MINI. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and areas under the ROC curves for each instrument were determined. Cut-points of 10 for the PHQ-9 and 15 for the NDDI-E were used, and ratings at or above the cut-points were considered screen-positive. The PHQ-9 was divided into cognitive/affective (PHQ-9/CA) and somatic (PHQ-9/S) subscales to determine comparative depression screening accuracy.The calculated areas under the ROC curves for the PHQ-9 (n=172) and the PHQ-9/CA and PHQ-9/S subscales were 0.914, 0.924, and 0.846, respectively, with the PHQ-9 more accurate than the PHQ-9/S (p=0.002) but not different from the PHQ-9/CA (p=0.378). At cut-points of 10 and 15, respectively, the PHQ-9 had higher sensitivity (0.92 vs 0.87) but lower specificity (0.74 vs 0.89) compared with the NDDI-E. The areas under the ROC curves of the PHQ-9 and the NDDI-E showed similar accuracy (n=127; 0.930 vs 0.934; p=0.864).The PHQ-9 is an efficient and nonproprietary depression screening instrument with excellent accuracy validated for use in adult patients with epilepsy as well as multiple other medical populations.

SUBMITTER: Rathore JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4427235 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy.

Rathore Jaivir S JS   Jehi Lara E LE   Fan Youran Y   Patel Sima I SI   Foldvary-Schaefer Nancy N   Ramirez Maya J MJ   Busch Robyn M RM   Obuchowski Nancy A NA   Tesar George E GE  

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 20140726


<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to assess the accuracy and operating characteristics of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy.<h4>Methods</h4>Tertiary epilepsy center patients served as the study population, with 237 agreeing to structured interview using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a "gold standard" instrument developed for rapid diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder (MD  ...[more]

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