Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression: updated systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To update a previous individual participant data meta-analysis and determine the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used depression screening tool in general practice, for detecting major depression overall and by study or participant subgroups.

Design

Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Medline In-Process, and Other Non-Indexed Citations via Ovid, PsycINFO, Web of Science searched through 9 May 2018.

Review methods

Eligible studies administered the PHQ-9 and classified current major depression status using a validated semistructured diagnostic interview (designed for clinician administration), fully structured interview (designed for lay administration), or the

SUBMITTER: Negeri ZF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature