Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman

Ghaniya Al-Ghafri; Hamed Al-Sinawi; Abdullah Al-Muniri; Atsu S S Dorvlo; Yahya M Al-Farsi; Kerry Ann Armstrong; Samir Al-Adawi

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.014

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Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman

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Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman

Ghaniya Al-Ghafri, Hamed Al-Sinawi, Abdullah Al-Muniri, Atsu S S Dorvlo, Yahya M Al-Farsi, Kerry Ann Armstrong and Samir Al-Adawi

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.8(1), pp.59-62

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.014

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Abstract

depression

medical trainees

Oman

PHQ-9

Patient Health Questionnaire

residency

socio-demographic

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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Title: Prevalence of depressive symptoms as elicited by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among medical trainees in Oman
Authors: Ghaniya Al-Ghafri (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Hamed Al-Sinawi (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Abdullah Al-Muniri (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Atsu S S Dorvlo (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Yahya M Al-Farsi (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Samir Al-Adawi (Author) - Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Publication details: Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.8(1), pp.59-62
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2013.10.014
ISSN: 1876-2018
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450786502621
Output Type: Journal article

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