Table 2.
Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity of SMFQ depression screening methods against the DISC diagnosis of depressive disorder based on combined child and parent report.
| Child Report | Parent Report | Child + Parent Report | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total SMFQ Score | |||
| N | 499 | 490 | 482 |
| Number of cases | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| AUC (95% confidence interval) | 0.73 (0.63-0.84) | 0.74 (0.62-0.85) | 0.86 (0.81-0.91) |
| Cut point | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Sensitivity | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.76 |
| Specificity | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.78 |
| SMFQ Mood and Anhedonia Questions | |||
| N | 507 | 506 | 506 |
| Number of cases | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| AUC (95% confidence interval) | 0.67 (0.56-0.78) | 0.74 (0.63-0.84) | 0.78 (0.68-0.88) |
| Cut point | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sensitivity | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.77 |
| Specificity | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.58 |
| SMFQ Mood Question alone | |||
| N | 507 | 506 | 506 |
| Number of cases | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| AUC (95% confidence interval) | 0.66 (0.54-0.78) | 0.65 (0.53-0.76) | 0.71 (0.58-0.83) |
| Cut point | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sensitivity | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.65 |
| Specificity | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.68 |