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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942021000500021</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evidencias psicométricas del Patient Health Questionnarie-2 para la evaluación de síntomas depresivos en adultos peruanos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Psychometric evidence of the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 for the assessment of depressive symptoms in Peruvian adults]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baños-Chaparro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonatan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ynquillay-Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paul]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernando Lamas]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guillen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fiorella Gaby Fuster]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Norbert Wiener Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Ricardo Palma Escuela de Posgrado ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad César Vallejo Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942021000500021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942021000500021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942021000500021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  los síntomas depresivos constituyen uno de los problemas más frecuentes en población adulta, se presentan en los últimos años como un importante problema de salud pública global. La evidencia empírica sugiere que los síntomas depresivos están relacionados con otros desórdenes emocionales y físicos, por lo que es necesario identificar los probables casos mediante instrumentos de cribado para una intervención temprana.  Objetivo:  validar el Patient Health Questionnarie-2 en la población adulta peruana.  Métodos:  el diseño de investigación es instrumental donde participaron 283 adultos peruanos residentes en Lima en el mes de abril del 2021, seleccionados mediante muestreo por bola de nieve y criterios de inclusión. Se evaluó la consistencia interna y mediante el modelamiento de ecuaciones estructurales, se realizó un modelo para la evidencia basada en relación a otras variables.  Resultados:  la evaluación de la consistencia interna mediante el coeficiente alfa (&#945; = 0,75) y el coeficiente omega (&#969; = 0,76) fueron aceptables. Asimismo, las puntuaciones derivadas del Patient Health Questionnarie-2 convergieron con la ideación suicida (r = 0,61; p = 0,001) y la ansiedad (r = 0,72; p = 0,001), ambas con tamaños del efecto fuerte.  Conclusiones:  el Patient Health Questionnarie-2 es un instrumento de cribado confiable para la evaluación de los síntomas depresivos, presenta fuentes de evidencias de validez basadas en relación a otras variables y consistencia interna. Se recomienda su uso en población adulta peruana para la detección de casos como análisis previo a la aplicación de otros instrumentos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  depressive symptoms constitute one of the most frequent problems in the adult population, presenting itself in recent years as an important global public health problem. Empirical evidence suggests depressive symptoms are related to other emotional and physical disorders, being necessary to identify probable cases by means of screening instruments for an early intervention.  Objective:  the study was aimed at validating the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 in the Peruvian adult population.  Methods:  the research design was instrumental, with the participation of 283 Peruvian adults living in Lima on April 2021, chosen by snowball sampling and inclusion criteria. Internal consistency was evaluated and by means of structural equation modeling a model was made for evidence based on relation to other variables.  Results:  the assessment of internal consistency using the alpha coefficient (&#945; = 0.75) and the omega coefficient (&#969; = 0.76) were acceptable. Also, scores derived from the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 converged with suicidal ideation (r = 0.61; p = 0.001) and anxiety (r = 0.72; p = 0.001), both with strong effect sizes.  Conclusions:  the Patient Health Questionnarie-2 is a reliable screening instrument for the assessment of depressive symptoms, presenting sources of evidence of validity in relation to other variables and internal consistency. Its use is recommended in the Peruvian adult population for case detection as an analysis prior to the application of other instruments.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[DEPRESIÓN]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CUESTIONARIO DE SALUD DEL PACIENTE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ADULTO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[EVALUACIÓN EN SALUD.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[DEPRESSION]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ADULT]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[HEALTH EVALUATION]]></kwd>
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