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Criterion validity of the PHQ-9 (Malay version) in a primary care clinic in Malaysia
Sherina, M.S1, Arroll, B2, Goodyear-Smith, F3.
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the validity of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (Malay version) as a case-finding instrument for depression among women in a primary care clinic. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a primary
care clinic in Malaysia. Consecutive adult women patients who attended the clinic during data collection were given self-administered questionnaires, which included the PHQ-9
(Malay version). Systematic weighted random sampling was used to select participants for Composite International Diagnostic Interviews (CIDI). The PHQ-9 was validated against the CIDI reference standard.Results: The response rate was 87.5% for the questionnaire completion (895/1023), and 96.8% for the CIDI interviews (151/156). The prevalence of depression was 12.1% (based on PHQ-9 scores of 10 and above). The PHQ-9 had a
sensitivity of 87% (95% confidence interval 71% to 95%), a specificity of 82% (74% to 88%), positive LR 4.8 (3.2 to 7.2) and negative LR 0.16 (0.06 to 0.40). Conclusions: The Malay version of the PHQ-9 was found to be a valid and reliable case-finding instrument for depression in this study. Together with its brevity, it is a suitable casefinding instrument to be used in Malaysian primary care clinics.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
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