title: The patient health questionnaire, Japanese version: validity according to the mini-international neuropsychiatric interview-plus.
abstract: To validate the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire against the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus in Japan 131 patients in 4 primary care settings and 2 general hospital settings participated. These patients completed the Patient Health Questionnaire and returned it to their physician within 48 hr. Subsequently, the subjects underwent a diagnostic evaluation interview based on the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus by an interviewer blind to the results of the Patient Health Questionnaire screening. The Patient Health Questionnaire diagnosis was characterized using kappa values between 0.70 and 1.0 for Somatoform Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Alcohol Abuse/Dependence, and Premenstrual Disorder. Sensitivities, specificities, and negative predictive values were very good (between 0.84 and 1.0) for the first 4 diagnoses but not Alcohol Abuse/Dependence or Premenstrual Disorder, as were the Positive predictive values (between 0.78 and 1.0). Findings show very good concordance of the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire with the Japanese version of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus.
authors.affiliation: The Clinical Psychology Course, Graduate School of Niigata Seiryo University 1-5939, Suido Cho, Cyuoku, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8121, Japan. muramatu@n-seiryo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyaoka
authors.forename: Kunitoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamijima
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Tempei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsubo
authors.forename: Fumitake
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gejyo
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D003469:Culture; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007802:Language; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires