Psychological adjustment disorder will reduce long-term self-management motivation and therapeutic effect. Previous studies indicated that if patients experience serious psychological distress, there may be crises to personal and family life, which increases health costs. Chronic illness is not only life-threatening to patients, but it is also a great burden to family and society. Approximately 6–34% of the patients with chronic illness developed the symptoms of depression. This menace is closely related to psychological distress, such as depression. Therefore, patients with chronic illness will encounter permanent changes in health status and are more likely to be under the menace of potential death.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines chronic illness as the existence of a variety of physical health problems, which require health management for at least 1 year or even more than 10 years, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. The incidence of depression in patients with metabolic syndrome was approximately 1.0–6.5%, which is significantly lower than that of western countries. (2) The features of WHO-5 are high sensitivity, briefness, and ease-of-use. Results are as follows: (1) compared to PHQ-9, the reliability and validity of WHO-5 are better for screening the psychological well-being of patients with chronic illness. “Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS),” and “World Health Organization Quality of Life-Short-form Version for Taiwan (WHOQOL)”. This study used questionnaires to collect basic information, including physiological indices, WHO-5 and PHQ-9 that were used. The sample comprised 310 patients with metabolic syndrome (MS), aged 20 years or more, from the outpatient clinic of a municipal hospital in Taiwan. The research design of this study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The report shows specific scores from the assessment to be used in decision making.This study intended to test the reliability and validity of two simple psychological screening scales, the World Health Organization Well-being Index (WHO-5) and the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), in patients with chronic illness in Taiwan and to understand the psychological well-being of patients with chronic illness (e.g., metabolic syndrome) in Taiwan and the incidences of psychological problems that follow. Patient Tools is ready to help you get started with an easier way to screen.
Want to set up this screening and others to administer in the office or remotely? Results can be printed, loaded into an EMR/EHR and are available as a PDF.įor more information and validity information: Using PTI data services, when a questionnaire is complete it is immediately scored electronically and an in-depth report with summary and trending analysis is generated. The question format automatically adapts to the respondents device (smartphone, tablet or PC) making the PTI App version of the PHQ9-Youth ideal for mobile devices. Questions are presented one at a time with a single click answer to advance to the next question. Janet B.W Williams, D.S.W.įast and easy to use, the PTI App version of the PHQ9-Youth is an economical, reliable and validated method to screen and assess. Jeffrey G Johnson, Ph.D, Emily S Harris, M.D, Robert L Spitzer, M.D. The PHQ-Youth is the first such tool to be tested for use in adolescents and offers an acceptable and efficient tool for early detection and recognition of mental disorders in this high-risk group. The PHQ-Youth demonstrated satisfactory sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic agreement, and overall diagnostic accuracy, compared with the clinical interview. The PHQ9-Youth better addresses the growing national trend of adolescent ideation and suicidal risk. Screening annually for depression is recommended by both the AAP and US Preventative Task Force. This self-report screening takes less than 5 minutes to complete including additional questions to explore dysthymia, recent suicide ideation and previous suicide attempts.
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