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PHQ-2 Score and Major Depression Likelyhood Ratios
0 points: | LR+ <= 0.3 |
1 point: | LR+ 0.3 |
2 points: | LR+ 0.6 |
3 points: | LR+ 2.9 |
4 points: | LR+ 5.5 |
5 points: | LR+ 10.3 |
6 points: | LR+ 48.2 |
References
- Li C, Friedman B, Conwell Y, et al. Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) in identifying major depression in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(4):596–602
- Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The patient health questionnaire-2: validity of a two-item depression screener. Med Care. 2003; 41: 1284-92.
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