PHQ-9 among health care workers

Surin Jiraniramai,^1,* Tinakon Wongpakaran,^2,* Chaisiri Angkurawaranon,¹ Wichuda Jiraporncharoen,¹ Nahathai Wongpakaran²

¹Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Kingdom of Thailand; ²Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Kingdom of Thailand

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Correspondence: Nahathai Wongpakaran
Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University., 110 Intawaroros Road, T. Sriphum, A. Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Kingdom of Thailand
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Purpose: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a widely used self-report questionnaire to screen depression. Its psychometric property has been tested in many populations including health care workers. We used Rasch measurement…