The PHQ2 test used in Italy's Passi surveillance has a specificity of 90% for detecting depressive symptoms.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by ISS Epicentro/Passi documentation citing Kroenke et al. 2003, the original PHQ-2 validation study. Minor discrepancy (90% vs 92%) exists across secondary sources reporting the same original study, but the 90% figure used by the Italian surveillance system is well corroborated. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on Kroenke et al. 2003 PHQ-2 validation study (upstreams: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW (2003) Med Care 41:1284-1292) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high (extractor: empirical/medium)]
Sources
- Salute mentale epidemiologia in Italia (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14583691/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032716304682 (corroboration)
- https://whooleyquestions.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra10876/files/Kroenke.2003.PHQ2_.pdf (corroboration)