Cultural adaptation to quechua and psychometric analysis of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) in a peruvian population.

Julio Cjuno Félix Julca-Guerrero Yulisa Oruro-Zuloaga Frinee Cruz-Mendoza Admirson Auccatoma-Quispe Heber Gómez Hurtado Frank Peralta-Alvarez Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez

Published in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2023)

. The PHQ-9 adaptations to Central Quechua, Chanca and Cuzco-Collao offer a valid, reliable and invariant measurement, confirming that comparisons can be made between the evaluated groups. Its use will benefit mental health research and care for Quechua-speaking populations.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
public health
palliative care
case report
cross sectional
high intensity
psychometric properties
pain management
affordable care act
patient reported
risk assessment
chronic pain
climate change
social media