Since the first two items of the PHQ-9 were extracted to comprise the PHQ-2, we only administered the PHQ-9 and did not administer PHQ-2 separately. After the respon- dents completed the survey, a quality control person checked all information from interviews to ensu...
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and GAD-7 offer clinicians concise, self-administered screening and diagnostic tools for mental health disorders
1 One strategy is to administer a brief screening tool followed by a longer tool for positive screens.2,3 The Patient Health Questionnaire–2 (PHQ-2),4 which consists of the first 2 items (depressed mood and anhedonia) of the Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9),5 has been recommended...
In the original study,5 the average amount of time spent by the physician to administer the clinician evaluation guide to patients who scored positively on the patient questionnaire was 8.4 minutes. However, this is still a considerable amount of time in the primary care setting, where most ...
In the original study,5 the average amount of time spent by the physician to administer the clinician evaluation guide to patients who scored positively on the patient questionnaire was 8.4 minutes. However, this is still a considerable amount of time in the primary care setting, where most ...
As part of a quality improvement initiative, a group of 9 LCSWs were uniformly trained to administer the PHQ-8 and GAD-7, in addition to the DASS-21 which was standard as part of the protocolized comprehensive clinical interview. The order in which the three tools were utilized was neither...
Further studies might consider to use one or a set of scales to understand multiple domains of mental disorder as it is simple to administer and acceptable duration for completion in the community.doi:10.1093/ije/dyab168.166Do Phuc Huyen