Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman
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01/04/2014
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Background Despite the increasing recognition that medical training tends to coincide with markedly high levels of stress and distress, there is a dearth of validated measures that are capable of gauging the prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical residents in the Arab/Islamic part of the world. Objective The aim of the present study is two-fold. First is to examine the diagnostic validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) using an Omani medical resident population in order to establish a cut-off point. Second is to compare gender, age, and residency level among Omani Medical residents who report current depressive symptomatology versus those who report as non-depressed according to PHQ-9 cut-off threshold. Results A total of 132 residents (42 males and 90 females) consented to participate in this study. The cut-off score of 12 on the PHQ-9 revealed a sensitivity of 80.6% and a specificity of 94.0%. The rate of depression, as elicited by PHQ-9, was 11.4%. The role of gender, age, and residency level was not significant in endorsing depression. Conclusion This study indicated that PHQ-9 is a reliable measure among this cross-cultural population. More studies employing robust methodology are needed to confirm this finding. |
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Elsevier |
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DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.014 Al-Ghafri, Ghaniya, Al-Sinawi, Hamed, Al-Muniri, Abdullah, Dorvlo, Atsu S.S., Al-Farsi, Yahya M., Armstrong, Kerry, & Al-Adawi, Samir (2014) Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 8, pp. 59-62. |
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Copyright 2013 Elsevier B. V. |
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Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q); Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling |
Palavras-Chave | #111700 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES #170106 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology #170109 Personality Abilities and Assessment #residency #medical trainees #depression #socio-demographic #Oman #Patient Health Questionnaire #PHQ-9 |
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Journal Article |