The PHQ-9 is suitable for individuals aged 18 and above, regardless of whether there are suspicions of depression symptoms. It can be used for initial screening, symptom assessment, and treatment tracking. The scoring sheet includes nine questions, and each question has four answer options (0-3...
PHQ-9 scoring The PHQ-9 consists of nine questions that ask respondents how often they’ve “been bothered by any of the following problems” in the past two weeks. The questions address sleep, energy, appetite, and other possible symptoms of depression. Scores are calculated based on how fr...
Here, we provide correlations between the PHQ-9 and substantive scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath & Tellegen, in Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Restructured Form: Manual for administration, scoring, and interpretation, ...
4,abriefscreeningtoolfordepressionandanxiety.Undergraduatestudentswererecruitedfromgen- eraleducationclassesataMidwesternuniversity.Studentsweregivenaquestionnairethataskedthemwhether theyhadbeendiagnosedbyadoctororhealthprofessionalwithanxietyordepression.Next,theywereaskedto respondtotheitemsonthePHQ-4scale.Atotalof934...
A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring method as a screen for depression. General hospital psychiatry. 2015; 37 (1):67–75. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.09.009 PMID: 25439733. 19. Li C, Friedman B, Conwell Y,...
The HUI3 is a generic comprehensive health status classification instrument [13]. It generates utility scores using a utility scoring function derived from a representative sample of the general Canadian population based on the Standard Gamble and visual analogue scale methods [14]. The utility score...
The structure of the PHQ-9 is notably concise, which allows for quick administration and scoring. Each item is rated on a four-point scale from “not at all” to “nearly every day,” making it possible for healthcare providers to quantify the severity of depression based on cumulative scor...
A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring method as a screen for depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2015;37(1):67-75. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.09.009PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 11. Levis B, Benedetti A, Riehm KE, et...
In two studies conducted among infertile patients in Iran [29] and Pakistan [30], the prevalence of depression using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale were 33.0% and 31.0%, respectively, which are consistent with our finding. The high prevalence of depression in this population might be due...
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 is a widely used depression screening tool but it has not been validated among patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer in Ethiopia. We aim to validate the PHQ-9 among Ethiopian cancer patients in an outpatient setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study ...