Instrument | Sensitivity* (%) | Specificity¶ (%) | Number of itemsΔ | Response format | Score range | Usual cutpoint◊ | Literacy level§ | Time to administer (minutes) | Monitor severity or response |
Two-question screen | 95 | 65 | 2 | Yes or no | 0 to 2 | ≥1 | Average | <1 | No |
PHQ-2 | 91 | 67 | 2 | 4 frequency ratings | 0 to 6 | ≥2 | Average | <1 | Limited |
PHQ-9 | 85 | 85 | 9 | 4 frequency ratings | 0 to 27 |
| Average | 2 to 5 | Yes |
GDS-15 | 94 | 81 | 15 | Yes or no | 0 to 15 | ≥5 | Easy | 5 to 7 | Yes |
BDI | 90 | 79 | 21, 13, 7 | 4 ratings of symptom severity | 0 to 63 |
| Easy | ≤10 | Yes |
CES-D | 87 | 70 | 20 | 4 frequency ratings | 0 to 60 | ≥16 | Average | ≤10 | Unknown |
WHO-5 | 93 | 64 | 5 | 4 frequency ratings | 0 to 25 | ≤12 | Easy | <2 | Unknown |
EPDS | 81 | 88 | 10 | 4 frequency ratings | 0 to 30 | ≥10 | Easy | <2 | Yes |
BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; CES-D: Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale; EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire; WHO-5: World Health Organization Well-being Index.
* Sensitivity describes the proportion of patients with major depressive disorder who score below the cutpoint.
¶ Specificity describes the proportion of patients without major depressive disorder who score below the cutpoint.
Δ Numbers refer to different versions of the same instrument and are listed from most to least number of items.
◊ Cutpoint is given for the instrument version with the most number of items.
§ Easy: 3rd to 5th grade reading level; Average: 6th to 9th grade reading level.آیا می خواهید مدیلیب را به صفحه اصلی خود اضافه کنید؟