Profiles of depression in a treatment-seeking Hispanic population: Psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Screening instruments can be powerful tools in assisting primary care providers with detecting depression in their patients and monitoring treatment response. Health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities result from inaccurate assessment in primary care.

Methods

The current study used baseline data from two federally funded research studies of treatment for depression among Hispanics in primary care. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was administered at baseline prior to the study interventions, and 499 participants provided responses.

Results

Confirmatory factor analyses found excellent factor validity for the PHQ-9, yet reliability remained poor. Possible heterogeneity in depressive item scores was examined, and latent profile analysis i

SUBMITTER: Killian MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992282 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature