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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018

Measurement properties of depression questionnaires in patients with diabetes: a systematic review.

Susan E M van Dijk, Marcel C Adriaanse, Lennart van der Zwaan, Judith E Bosmans, Harm W J van Marwijk, Maurits W van Tulder, Caroline B Terwee

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Systematic review of the measurement properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 by applying updated COSMIN methodology.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019
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  17. Availability of psychological care in pediatric diabetes centers - a real need?Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2023
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  19. Development and Validation of the Depression Inventory for Type 1 Diabetes (DID-1).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Susan E M van DijkDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marcel C AdriaanseDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. marcel.adriaanse@vu.nl.
Lennart van der ZwaanDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Judith E BosmansDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Harm W J van MarwijkDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Medicine and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Maurits W van TulderDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Caroline B TerweeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo conduct a systematic review on measurement properties of questionnaires measuring depressive symptoms in adult patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

methodsA systematic review of the literature in MEDLINE, EMbase and PsycINFO was performed. Full text, original articles, published in any language up to October 2016 were included. Eligibility for inclusion was independently assessed by three reviewers who worked in pairs. Methodological quality of the studies was evaluated by two independent reviewers using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist. Quality of the questionnaires was rated per measurement property, based on the number and quality of the included studies and the reported results.

resultsOf 6286 unique hits, 21 studies met our criteria evaluating nine different questionnaires in multiple settings and languages. The methodological quality of the included studies was variable for the different measurement properties: 9/15 studies scored 'good' or 'excellent' on internal consistency, 2/5 on reliability, 0/1 on content validity, 10/10 on structural validity, 8/11 on hypothesis testing, 1/5 on cross-cultural validity, and 4/9 on criterion validity. For the CES-D, there was strong evidence for good internal consistency, structural validity, and construct validity; moderate evidence for good criterion validity; and limited evidence for good cross-cultural validity. The PHQ-9 and WHO-5 also performed well on several measurement properties. However, the evidence for structural validity of the PHQ-9 was inconclusive. The WHO-5 was less extensively researched and originally not developed to measure depression.

conclusionCurrently, the CES-D is best supported for measuring depressive symptoms in diabetes patients.

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DepressionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesCOSMIN checklistDepression questionnairesDiabetesMeasurement properties

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PMID29396653
PMCPMC5951879

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