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ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2021

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

Michael O Killian, Katherine Sanchez, Brittany H Eghaneyan, Leopoldo J Cabassa, Madhukar H Trivedi

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Article in International journal of methods in psychiatric research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Michael O KillianCollege of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Katherine SanchezSchool of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2249-3024
Brittany H EghaneyanDepartment of Social Work, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA.
Leopoldo J CabassaGeorge Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Madhukar H TrivediDepartment of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2983-1110
California State University, Fullerton · USFlorida State University · USSouthwestern Medical Center · USThe University of Texas at Arlington · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

METRIC: Measurement, Education and Tracking in Integrated Care: Strategies to Increase Patient Engagement and Reduce Mental Health Disparities among HispanicsR15MD010220 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON · PI SLATER, HOLLI · 2015 to 2015
$395k
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1H0CMS331363-01-00NIMHD NIH HHS R15 MD010220
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesScreening 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.

methodsThe 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.

resultsConfirmatory 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 identified four distinct profiles of PHQ-9 responses. Profiles included a lower depression, moderate/somatization, moderate/negative self-view, and severe depression profiles. Results indicate modest support for the PHQ-9 and its use among Hispanics for the purpose of depression screening.

conclusionCapturing four profiles of depression in a large primary care sample helps characterize the manifestation of depression in a Hispanic population. The single item related to fatigue had the greatest variation across groups indicating it might be useful as a screening item. Inadequate evaluation of symptoms could lead to significant under identification of the disorder among Hispanics.

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DepressionPatient Health QuestionnaireHispanic or LatinoHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesdepressionHispanicslatent profile analysisprimary care

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PMCPMC7992282
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