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. 2020 Jul 8;72(8):1130–1139. doi: 10.1002/acr.24011

Table 3.

Test characteristics for previously defined cut points for depression and anxiety screening measuresa

Instrument Cut point ≥ Affected, no. (%) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI) Accuracy (95% CI)
Depression
PHQ‐2 3 36 (24.2)b 0.88 (0.63, 0.98) 0.84 (0.77, 0.90) 0.42 (0.25, 0.59) 0.98 (0.94, 0.98) 0.84 (0.78, 0.90)
PHQ‐9 10 43 (29.7)c 0.87 (0.62, 0.98) 0.77 (0.69, 0.84) 0.32 (0.19, 0.48) 0.98 (0.93, 0.99) 0.79 (0.71, 0.85)
HADS‐D 8 33 (22.0) 0.59 (0.33, 0.82) 0.83 (0.75, 0.89) 0.30 (0.16, 0.49) 0.94 (0.88, 0.98) 0.80 (0.73, 0.86)
HADS‐D 11 14 (9.3) 0.35 (0.14, 0.62) 0.94 (0.88, 0.97) 0.43 (0.18, 0.71) 0.92 (0.86, 0.96) 0.87 (0.81, 0.92)
PROMIS depression T score 60 36 (24.0) 0.76 (0.50, 0.93) 0.83 (0.75, 0.89) 0.36 (0.20, 0.54) 0.96 (0.91, 0.99) 0.82 (0.75, 0.88)
Kessler‐6 d 19 133 (88.9) 0.35 (0.14, 0.62) 0.96 (0.91, 0.99) 0.55 (0.23, 0.83) 0.92 (0.86, 0.96) 0.89 (0.83, 0.94)
Anxiety
GAD‐2 3 31 (20.7)b 0.73 (0.39, 0.94) 0.83 (0.76, 0.89) 0.26 (0.12, 0.45) 0.97 (0.93, 0.99) 0.82 (0.75, 0.88)
GAD‐7 10 27 (18.1)b 0.64 (0.31, 0.89) 0.86 (0.78, 0.91) 0.26 (0.11, 0.46) 0.97 (0.92, 0.99) 0.84 (0.77, 0.89)
OASIS 8 34 (22.7) 0.82 (0.48, 0.98) 0.82 (0.75, 0.88) 0.26 (0.13, 0.44) 0.98 (0.94, 0.99) 0.82 (0.75, 0.88)
HADS‐A 8 61 (40.9)b 0.91 (0.59, 0.99) 0.63 (0.54, 0.71) 0.16 (0.08, 0.28) 0.99 (0.94, 1.0) 0.65 (0.57, 0.73)
HADS‐A 11 20 (13.4)b 0.45 (0.17, 0.77) 0.89 (0.83, 0.94) 0.25 (0.09, 0.49) 0.95 (0.90, 0.98) 0.86 (0.79, 0.91)
PROMIS anxiety T score 60 34 (22.7) 0.73 (0.39, 0.94) 0.81 (0.74, 0.87) 0.24 (0.11, 0.41) 0.97 (0.93, 0.99) 0.81 (0.73, 0.87)
a

The criterion standard is the generalized anxiety disorder based on the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Axis I Disorders. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; PPV = positive predictive value; NPV = negative predictive value; PHQ‐2 = Patient Health Questionnaire 2; HADS‐D = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression score; PROMIS depression = Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System depression short form 8a; GAD‐2 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2; OASIS = Overall Anxiety and Severity Impairment Scale; HADS‐A = HADS anxiety score; PROMIS anxiety = PROMIS anxiety short form 8a.

b

1 patient missing.

c

5 patients missing.

d

Kessler‐6 scale is a measure of general psychological distress.