caa a22 4500 606178473 CHVBK 20210128100756.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11136-015-0959-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11136-015-0959-x Interpreting SF-12 mental component score: an investigation of its convergent validity with CESD-10 [Elektronische Daten] [Doris Yu, Elsie Yan, Choi Chow] Objective: To examine the convergent validity of Mental Component Scale of the Short-Form 12 (SF-12 MCS) with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10). The CESD-10 is a screening tool for probably clinically significant depression in the Chinese population. Methods: Data were obtained from a household survey carried out in Hong Kong. A two-stage stratified sampling method successfully interviewed 1795 adult subjects from 1239 households. Data on SF-12 MCS and the CESD-10 were extracted. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analyses were performed to examine the convergent validity of SF-12 MCS against the CESD-10 threshold for probably clinically significant depression for the younger to middle-aged, late middle-aged and older population cohorts. Results: ROC analysis indicated the excellent convergent validity of SF-12 MCS with the CESD-10 threshold for identifying probably clinically significant depression, with the area under curve ranged from 0.81 to 0.85. The optimal cutoff scores for depression among the younger to middle age group, late middle age group and older age group were 48.1, 50.2 and 50.2, respectively, with sensitivities ranged from 77 to 83% and specificities ranged from 73 to 78%. Bootstrapping estimates of the mean difference indicated no significant difference in the optimal cutoff scores between these age cohorts. Conclusion: SF-12 is a widely adopted measure to capture the health profile of Chinese population. The study findings indicated the satisfactory performance of the SF-12 MCS in identifying probably clinical depression. Future study is warrant to examine the diagnostic validity of the SF-12 MCS by using gold standard to assess clinical depression. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Depression nationallicence Mental health nationallicence Short-Form 12 Health Survey nationallicence Adult Chinese population nationallicence Yu Doris The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 729, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut Yan Elsie Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, 5th Floor, Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut Chow Choi The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 732, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2209-2217 0962-9343 24:9<2209 2015 24 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0959-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-0959-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yu Doris The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 729, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yan Elsie Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, 5th Floor, Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chow Choi The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 732, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Springer International Publishing 24/9(2015-09-01), 2209-2217 0962-9343 24:9<2209 2015 24 11136