Optimal cut-offs of depression screening tools during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have reported an increase in the prevalence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. The accuracy of screening tools may change with the prevalence and distribution of a disease in a population or sample: the "Spectrum Effect".

Methods

First, we selected commonly used screening tools and developed search strategies for the inclusion of original studies during the pandemic. Second, we searched PsycINFO, EMBASE, and MEDLINE from March 2020 to September 2022 to obtain original studies that investigated the accuracy of depression screening tools during the pandemic. We then searched these databases to identify meta-analyses summarizing the accuracy of these tools conducted before the pandemic and compared the optimal cut-offs for depression screening tools

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729515 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature