Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 with Iranian students |
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| Authors: | Mahboubeh Dadfar Sedigheh Salabifard Tayebeh Dadfar Masoud Roudbari Nahid Moneni Safarabad |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health-Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, International Campus, School of Public Health, Student Committee of Education and Development Center (EDC), Spiritual Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Irandadfar.m@tak.iums.ac.ir mahboubehdadfar@yahoo.com;3. Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;4. Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran;5. Education and Training Office of Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran!["ORCID]("//:0" "\"ORCID") https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-2570;6. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;7. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTDepression is a serious public health problem in community settings and primary care. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) is a brief screen for depression. The PHQ-2 has not had its validity examined in academic settings in Iran. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the PHQ-2 in a convenience sample of 157 Iranian volunteer college students selected from the Iran University of Medical Sciences. Participants completed the PHQ-2, and the Loneliness Scale (LS). The mean score of the PHQ-2 was 2.26 (SD?=?1.64). The Cronbach's α coefficient was .74, indicating high internal consistency. The PHQ-2 correlated .68 with the LS, demonstrating good construct validity. The results of the factor analysis of the PHQ-2 identified one factor labeled: General depression (79.87% of the variance). The PHQ-2 has a unidimensional structure, acceptable validity and reliability, and it can be used in the non-clinical settings in Iran. |
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| Keywords: | Depression validation Patient Health Questionnaire-2 college students Iran |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-2570;6. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;7. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran