TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Construct validity and internal consistency of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression screening measure translated into two Ugandan languages
JO  - Psychiatry research communications
A1  - Miller, Amanda P.
A1  - Espinosa da Silva, Cristina
A1  - Ziegel, Leo
A1  - Mugamba, Stephen
A1  - Kyasanku, Emma
A1  - Bulamba, Robert M.
A1  - Wagman, Jennifer A.
A1  - Ekstrom, Anna Mia
A1  - Nalugoda, Fred
A1  - Kigozi, Grace
A1  - Nakigozi, Gertrude
A1  - Kagaayi, Joseph
A1  - Watya, Stephen
A1  - Kigozi, Godfrey
SP  - e100002
EP  - e100002
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
N2  - In Uganda, depression is a major public health issue. Psychometric assessment of translated depression measures is critical to public health planning to ensure proper screening, surveillance, and treatment of depression and related outcomes. We examined aspects of the validity and reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) translated into Luganda and Runyoro among Ugandan adolescents and adults. Data from the ongoing AMBSO Population Health Surveillance study were analyzed from the Wakiso and Hoima districts in Uganda. Descriptive statistics were calculated for the overall sample and stratified by translated language. Construct validity was assessed for each translated scale using confirmatory factor analysis for ordinal data. The internal consistency of each translated scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega total and omega hierarchical. Both the Luganda- and Runyoro-translated PHQ-9 had similar sample means (3.46 [SD ​= ​3.26] and 3.58 [SD ​= ​3.00], respectively), supported a single-factor structure, and demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.73 and 0.72, respectively). Our preliminary findings indicate that the Luganda and Runyoro translations of the PHQ-9 had satisfactory construct validity and internal consistency in our sample. Future studies should expand on this promising work by assessing additional psychometric characteristics of these translated measures in other communities in Uganda.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2772-5987
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2021.100002
ID  - ref1
ER  -