Accuracy of self-reported items for the screening of depression in the general population
dc.contributor.author | Arias-de la Torre , J | |
dc.contributor.author | Vilagut, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Serrano-Blanco, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Martín, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Molina, AJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Valderas, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Alonso, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-03T13:53:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Though self-reported items (SRD, self-reported depression) are commonly used in health surveys and cohort studies, their metric properties as a depression indicator remain unclear. The aims were to evaluate the measurement properties of SRD using the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) as reference and to identify factors related to the agreement between both indicators. Methods: Data from the European Health Interview Survey in Spain in 2014/2015 (n = 22,065) were analyzed. Two indicators of depression were considered: SRD based on two items yes/no (positive: both yes), and the PHQ-8 (positive ≥ 10). Socioeconomic factors and use of health services were considered as independent variables. The prevalence of depression, sensitivity, specificity, global agreement, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) of SRDs were evaluated using the PHQ-8 as a reference. Logistic regression models were fitted to determine factors associated with the agreement between indicators. Results: The prevalence of depression was lower when assessed with PHQ-8 (5.9%) than with SRD (7.7%). SRD sensitivity and PPV were moderate–low (52.9% and 40.4%, respectively) whereas global agreement, specificity, and NPV were high (92.7%, 95.1%, and 97.0%, respectively). Positive agreement was associated with marital status, country of birth, employment status, and social class. Negative agreement was related to all independent variables except country of birth. Conclusions: SRD items tend to overestimate the current prevalence of depression. While its use in health surveys and cohorts may be appropriate as a quick assessment of possible depression, due to their low sensitivity, its use in clinical contexts is questionable. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Medical Research Council (MRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Generalitat de Catalunya (Spain) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 17, no. 21, article 7955 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph17217955 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | MR/S028188/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | SLT006/17/68 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/124995 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | depression | en_GB |
dc.subject | metric properties | en_GB |
dc.subject | sensitivity and specificity | en_GB |
dc.subject | health surveys | en_GB |
dc.title | Accuracy of self-reported items for the screening of depression in the general population | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-03T13:53:04Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1661-7827 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from MDPI via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-10-27 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2020-10-29 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-03-03T13:46:47Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-03-03T13:53:12Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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