DoloTest in General Practice Study : Sensitivity and Specificity Screening for Depression
Joint Authors
Kristiansen, Kim
Lyngholm-Kjaerby, Pernille
Moe, Claus
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Coexistence of pain and depression has significant impact on the patient’s quality of life and treatment outcome.
DoloTest is a pain and HRQoL assessment tool developed to provide shared understanding between the clinician and the patient of the condition by a visual profile.
Aim.
To find the sensitivity and specificity of DoloTest as a screening tool for depression for patients in primary care.
Methods.
All patients coming to a primary care clinic were asked to fill in a DoloTest and a Major Depression Inventory.
Results.
715 (68.5%) of 1044 patients entered the study.
34.4% came due to pain.
16.1% met depression criteria, and 26.8% of patients coming due to pain met criteria for depression.
65.6% of the men and 54.2% of the women meeting the criteria for depression came due to pain.
Depressed patients had statistically significant higher scores on all DoloTest domains.
Selecting the cutoff value for the domain “low spirits” to be “65” (0–100) for depression gave a sensitivity of 78% (70–85%) and a specificity of 95% (93–96%) for meeting depression criteria.
Conclusion.
DoloTest can with a high sensitivity and specificity identify persons meeting criteria for depression and is an easy-to-use screening tool to identify patients with the coexistence of pain and depression.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kristiansen, Kim& Lyngholm-Kjaerby, Pernille& Moe, Claus. 2012. DoloTest in General Practice Study : Sensitivity and Specificity Screening for Depression. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kristiansen, Kim…[et al.]. DoloTest in General Practice Study : Sensitivity and Specificity Screening for Depression. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474239
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kristiansen, Kim& Lyngholm-Kjaerby, Pernille& Moe, Claus. DoloTest in General Practice Study : Sensitivity and Specificity Screening for Depression. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474239