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Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2017

18.10.2016 | Original Paper

Sensitivity and Specificity in Three Measures of Depression Among Mexican American Women

verfasst von: Dellanira Valencia-Garcia, Xiaoyu Bi, Cecilia Ayón

Erschienen in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

This paper examined the prevalence of depressive symptomotology among women of Mexican ancestry (N = 205), over the age of 18, of diverse incomes and nativity. We examined differences in rates of diagnosis by Spanish/English preference and the sensitivity and specificity of three common measures: the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9), the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), and depression questions from the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Short Form (MDD CIDI-SF); PHQ9 was used as the “gold standard” measure. Results indicated 18–32 % of participants met criteria for depression with higher rates found among Spanish preference participants. The K-10 had significantly higher sensitivity (0.81) but lower specificity (0.79) than the MDD CIDI-SF items (0.57 and 0.89, respectively). This study suggests that the K-10 and MDD CIDI-SF measures are complementary to each other for screening of depressive symptomatology. Implications for cultural and linguistic assessment of depression are further discussed.
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Metadaten
Titel
Sensitivity and Specificity in Three Measures of Depression Among Mexican American Women
verfasst von
Dellanira Valencia-Garcia
Xiaoyu Bi
Cecilia Ayón
Publikationsdatum
18.10.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Elektronische ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0512-1

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