title: Performance characteristics of depression screening instruments in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: review of the evidence.
abstract: Authors conducted a systematic review to assess performance characteristics of depression screening instruments after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Among the seven studies identified, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) were used most frequently. Studies were generally of low quality, and no screening instrument performed notably better than others. Future research should compare the BDI and the HADS-D with instruments such as the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) in post-AMI patients, should attend to important elements of the screening process, including when, where, and how often to screen patients, and should evaluate serial screening.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Evidence-Based Practice Center, the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. brett.thombs@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Brett D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Thombs
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magyar-Russell
authors.forename: Eric B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Kerry J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Konstantinos K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Tsilidis
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fauerbach
authors.forename: Una D
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.forename: Roy C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ziegelstein
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*