Measuring depression with CES-D in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: the validity and its comparison to PHQ-9

Zhang, Yuying; Z.W. Ting, Rose; H B Lam, Marco; Lam, S.S.; O. Yeung, Roseanne; Nan, Hairong; Ozaki, Risa; O. Y. Luk, Andrea; P.S. Kong, Alice; Kwok Wing, Yun; Sartorius, Norman; C.N. Chan, Juliana

doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0580-0

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Measuring depression with CES-D in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: the validity and its comparison to PHQ-9

Published in BMC Psychiatry • Aug 17, 2015

Authors:

Yuying Zhang

Rose Z.W. Ting

Marco H B Lam

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The validity of the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale for depression screening in Hong Kong Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes remains unknown. We aimed to validate CES-D, compare its psychometric properties with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnair...

Subject

Patient Health Questionnaire

Cronbach's alpha

Medicine

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