Diagnostic validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among Ethiopian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) is an ultra-brief questionnaire widely used by researchers and clinicians to detect major depressive disorder (MDD). Despite its individual and societal impact, MDD is often undetected and untreated particularly among sub-Saharan Africans. We conducted this study to evaluate the reliability and validity of using the PHQ-2 as a screen for MDD among Ethiopian adults.

Methods

A total of 926 adults attending outpatient departments in a major referral hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia participated in this study. Construct validity was assessed by examining associations of PHQ-2 scores with World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHO-QOL) domains. We assessed criterion validity and performance characteristics against an inde

SUBMITTER: Gelaye B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5108453 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature