IsiXhosa translation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) shows satisfactory psychometric properties for the measurement of depressive symptoms [Stage 2].

ABSTRACT: Depression is a debilitating illness, and stigma associated with it often prevents people from seeking support. Easy-to-administer and culturally- inclusive tools can allow for early screening for depressive symptoms in primary care clinics, especially in resource-limited settings. In this pre-registered pilot study (Stage 1 Report available at DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.840912), we produced an open-access isiXhosa-language version of the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), a well-validated measure of depression incidence and severity, using a transcultural translation framework. We validated this isiXhosa PHQ-9 in a sample of N = 47 adolescents living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa who speak isiXhosa at home. Reliability, convergent validity, and criterion

SUBMITTER: Rakshasa-Loots AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475240 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature