Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment?
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a higher score on Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (range zero to three) was more likely to indicate suicidality as determined at subsequent clinical interview in cancer outpatients. METHOD: Analysis of anonymized data (with ethical approval) obtained from...
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| author | Walker, J Hansen, C Hodges, L Thekkumpurath, P O'Connor, M Sharma, N Kleiboer, A Murray, G Kroenke, K Sharpe, M |
| author_facet | Walker, J Hansen, C Hodges, L Thekkumpurath, P O'Connor, M Sharma, N Kleiboer, A Murray, G Kroenke, K Sharpe, M |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a higher score on Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (range zero to three) was more likely to indicate suicidality as determined at subsequent clinical interview in cancer outpatients. METHOD: Analysis of anonymized data (with ethical approval) obtained from the routine clinical administration of self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews to patients attending a cancer centre in the UK. RESULTS: Complete data were available on 330 patients. Those with higher scores on the item were more likely to be suicidal at interview. However, a substantial number of those (54/235; 23%) who scored only one on the item were also found to be suicidal. CONCLUSIONS: A higher score on Item 9 of the PHQ-9 indicates a greater likelihood that the patient is suicidal. However, even patients who score only 1 may be suicidal and consequently also require further assessment. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4d4aade7-d532-45eb-8abe-6e281dcddf8f2022-03-26T15:54:42ZScreening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment?Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4d4aade7-d532-45eb-8abe-6e281dcddf8fEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2010Walker, JHansen, CHodges, LThekkumpurath, PO'Connor, MSharma, NKleiboer, AMurray, GKroenke, KSharpe, MOBJECTIVE: To determine whether a higher score on Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (range zero to three) was more likely to indicate suicidality as determined at subsequent clinical interview in cancer outpatients. METHOD: Analysis of anonymized data (with ethical approval) obtained from the routine clinical administration of self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews to patients attending a cancer centre in the UK. RESULTS: Complete data were available on 330 patients. Those with higher scores on the item were more likely to be suicidal at interview. However, a substantial number of those (54/235; 23%) who scored only one on the item were also found to be suicidal. CONCLUSIONS: A higher score on Item 9 of the PHQ-9 indicates a greater likelihood that the patient is suicidal. However, even patients who score only 1 may be suicidal and consequently also require further assessment. |
| spellingShingle | Walker, J Hansen, C Hodges, L Thekkumpurath, P O'Connor, M Sharma, N Kleiboer, A Murray, G Kroenke, K Sharpe, M Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title | Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title_full | Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title_fullStr | Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title_short | Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment? |
| title_sort | screening for suicidality in cancer patients using item 9 of the nine item patient health questionnaire does the item score predict who requires further assessment |
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