Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China * xiaosy@csu.edu.cn Abstract Objectives This study aimed to explore cut-off scores of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ- 9) and 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) for...
rural elderly [6–8]. PHQ-9 is relatively favored on depression screening among rural elderly due to its simplicity and time efficiency [9, 10]. The PHQ-9 is a brief, self-explanatory questionnaire developed for depression symptoms evaluation [11]. The items were designed according to the di...
Patients completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9, maximum score 27) to screen for major depressive disorder. Proxies independently completed the PHQ-9 'for the patient'. A structured clinical interview for MDD was then given. From 55 couples attending, 41 participated (74%). Patient...