‘Optimal’ cutoff selection in studies of depression screening tool accuracy using the PHQ‐9, EPDS, or HADS‐D: A meta‐research study

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. e1956 - n/a
• Main Authors: Brehaut, Eliana, Neupane, Dipika, Levis, Brooke, Wu, Yin, Sun, Ying, Ioannidis, John P. A., Markham, Sarah, Cuijpers, Pim, Patten, Scott B., Benedetti, Andrea, Thombs, Brett D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Accuracy; Citation management software; Diagnostic tests; edinburgh postnatal depression scale; hospital anxiety and depression scale; Investigations; major depression; Medical screening; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Methods; optimal cutoff selection; Original; patient health questionnaire‐9; Postpartum depression; Questionnaires; screening

ObjectivesOptimal cutoff thresholds are selected to separate ‘positive’ from ‘negative’ screening results. We evaluated how depression screening tool studies select optimal cutoffs.MethodsWe included studies from previously conducted meta‐analyses of Patient Health Questionnaire‐9, Edinburgh Postnat...