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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2011 Oct 19;81(3):247–255. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.358

Table 1.

Screening characteristics of self-report depression scales in CKD and ESRD

Scale No. of items Score, range Cutoff score in general population Cutoff score in CKD (sensitivity, specificity) Cutoff score in ESRD (sensitivity, specificity)
BDI3,11,21,22 21 0–63 ≥10 ≥11 (89%, 88%) ≥14–16 (62–91%, 81–86%)
QIDS-SR11 16 0–27 ≥10 ≥10 (91%, 88%)
CESD3 20 0–60 ≥16 ≥18 (69%, 83%)
PHQ21 9 0–27 ≥10 ≥10 (92%, 92%)

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; CESD, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire; QIDS-SR, 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report.