Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression Screening Among the Elderly Patients in Taiwan

Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression Screening Among the Elderly Patients in Taiwan

Background: This study aimed to assess the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and its two subscales (PHQ-2, PHQ-1) for screening major depression disorder (MDD) in primary care elderly patients in Taiwan. Method: A total of 634 participants aged...

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Main Authors: I-Peng Chen, Shen-Ing Liu, Hui-Chun Huang, Fang-Ju Sun, Chiu-Rong Huang, Ming-Ru Sung, Yo-Ping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
aged
depression
primary health care
reproducibility of results
surveys and questionnaires
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187395981630117X

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