TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic evaluation of depression screening tools in Asian New Zealanders
AU - Montayre, Jed
AU - Liu, Megan F.
AU - Wang, Tongyao
AU - Zhao, Ivy Yan
AU - Dimalapang, Eliazar
AU - Chang, Hui-Chen (Rita)
AU - Ho, Mu-Hsing
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study aimed to compare the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey Mental Component Score (SF-12 MCS) for the effectiveness as screening tools for depression in Asian New Zealanders. A national, representative New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data set was used. In total, 1,277 participants were included in the analyses. The sensitivity and specificity values, as well as the areas under the receiver operating characteristics curves (AUROC), for the K10 and the SF-12 MCS scores were examined. The AUROCs for K10 and SF-12 MCS were 0.787 (95% CI [0.736, 0.837]) and 0.725 (95% CI [0.656, 0.793]), respectively. A less than optimal sensitivity and positive predictive value of K10 support the need to reexamine the optimal cut-off point according to the results of the Youden index. Strengthening the K10 predictive accuracy will increase the practical application among Asian populations.
AB - This study aimed to compare the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) and Short-Form 12-Item Health Survey Mental Component Score (SF-12 MCS) for the effectiveness as screening tools for depression in Asian New Zealanders. A national, representative New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data set was used. In total, 1,277 participants were included in the analyses. The sensitivity and specificity values, as well as the areas under the receiver operating characteristics curves (AUROC), for the K10 and the SF-12 MCS scores were examined. The AUROCs for K10 and SF-12 MCS were 0.787 (95% CI [0.736, 0.837]) and 0.725 (95% CI [0.656, 0.793]), respectively. A less than optimal sensitivity and positive predictive value of K10 support the need to reexamine the optimal cut-off point according to the results of the Youden index. Strengthening the K10 predictive accuracy will increase the practical application among Asian populations.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:68888
U2 - 10.1177/10547738221114013
DO - 10.1177/10547738221114013
M3 - Article
SN - 1054-7738
VL - 31
SP - 1472
EP - 1480
JO - Clinical Nursing Research
JF - Clinical Nursing Research
IS - 8
ER -