Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute. 44261-6
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 44261-6 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute. | |
| description | The PHQ-9 is the standard (and most commonly used) depression measure, and it ranges from 0-27 Scoring: Add up all checked boxes on PHQ-9. For every check: Not at all = 0; Several days = 1; More than half the days = 2; Nearly every day = 3 (the scores are the codes that appear in the answer list for each of the PHQ-9 problem panel terms). Interpretation: 1-4 = Minimal depression; 5-9 = Mild depression; 10-14 = Moderate depression; 15-19 = Moderately severe depression; 20-27 = Severed depression. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Patient health questionnaire 9 item total score | |
| property | Score | |
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | |
| system | ^Patient | |
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | |
| method | Reported.PHQ | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | Mental health; MentalHealth; Patient Health Questionnaire; PHQ; PHQ 9; PHQ9; PHQ-9; PHQ-9 total score; Point in time; Psych; Psychiatry; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Scale; Scre; Survey; SURVEY.PHQ; Tot; Totl | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | SURVEY.PHQ | |
| type | 4 Surveys | |
| example UCUM units | score The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | |
Member of these Panels | ||
History/Usage | ||
| first released | Pfizer | |
| last updated | 2.73 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | {score} | |
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