Authors
Sarira El-Den, Timothy F Chen, Yuh-Lin Gan, Eling Wong, Claire L O’Reilly
Publication date
2018/1/1
Source
Journal of affective disorders
Volume
225
Pages
503-522
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
Consensus on a tool for depression screening among adults in primary healthcare (PHC) settings is lacking. This systematic review aimed to explore the psychometric properties of depression screening tools.
Methods
A systematic literature search composed of four terms (screening AND psychometric AND depression AND primary healthcare) was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and MEDLINE, between January 1995 through October 2015. Studies that aimed to psychometrically test a depression screening tool among the general adult population in a PHC setting were included. Studies exploring the diagnostic properties of depression screening tools among specific populations were excluded.
Results
Sixty publications, evaluating the psychometric properties of 55 tools or adaptations, were included. Studies were conducted in 24 countries and 18 languages on 48234 adults. The Patient …
Scholar articles
S El-Den, TF Chen, YL Gan, E Wong, CL O'Reilly - Journal of affective disorders, 2018