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. 2011 Jul;9(4):359–365. doi: 10.1370/afm.1267

Table 2.

Area Under the ROC Curve (95% Confidence Interval) for the Questionnaires Studieda

Questionnaire Any Mental Disorder Depressive Disorders Anxiety Disorders Substance Abuse/ Dependence
SRQ-20 0.93 (0.87–0.97) 0.86 (0.79–0.93) 0.78 (0.70–0.87) 0.72 (0.60–0.84)
WHO-5 0.90 (0.85–0.96) 0.83 (0.75–0.91) 0.76 (0.66–0.86) 0.67 (0.52–0.81)
COOP/WONCA Chartsb 0.89 (0.82–0.95) 0.81 (0.73–0.90) 0.82 (0.74–0.91) 0.76 (0.51–0.96)
Charts item
    Feelings 0.88 (0.81–0.94) 0.80 (0.71–0.89) 0.79 (0.70–0.89) 0.74 (0.62–0.85)
    Daily Activities 0.80 (0.72–0.88) 0.80 (0.72–0.88) 0.70 (0.59–0.81) 0.73 (0.54–0.92)
    Overall Health 0.79 (0.71–0.86) 0.75 (0.65–0.85) 0.80 (0.70–0.90) 0.73 (0.35–0.77)
    Social Activities 0.78 (0.70–0.87) 0.72 (0.61–0.84) 0.81 (0.71–0.90) 0.77 (0.58–0.96)
    Physical Fitness 0.63 (0.53–0.73) 0.58 (0.46–0.70) 0.57 (0.44–0.70) 0.63 (0.38–0.88)
    Change in Health 0.54 (0.43–0.65) 0.49 (0.35–0.63) 0.50 (0.36–0.65) 0.56 (0.31–0.81)
Charts 3-item combinationc 0.91 (0.85–0.96) 0.84 (0.77–0.92) 0.82 (0.74–0.91) 0.79 (0.63–0.96)

COOP/WONCA = Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network, and World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; SRQ-20 = 20-item Self-Reporting Questionnaire; WHO-5 = World Health Organization–Five Well-Being Index.

a Reference standard was diagnosis of the disorders by SCID, the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition).

b Total score using all 6 items.

c Feelings, Daily Activities, and Social Activities.