Can Clinicians Use the PHQ-9 to Assess Depression in People with Vision Loss?
Can Clinicians Use the PHQ-9 to Assess Depression in People with Vision Loss?
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DOI:
10.1097/opx.0b013e318194eb47
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Rees, Gwen
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作者:
Lamoureux, Ecosse L.;Tee, H. Wen;Rees, Gwen
Purpose. To investigate whether the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) possesses the essential psychometric characteristics to measure depressive symptoms in people with visual impairment.Methods. The PHQ-9 scale was completed by 103 participants with low vision. These data were then assessed for fit to the Rasch model.Results. The participants' mean standard deviation (SD) age was 74.7 +/- 12.2 years. Almost one half of them (n = 46; 44.7%) were considered to have severe vision impairment (presenting visual acuity