Rasch analysis of the six items, self-reported Hamilton depression scale in Chinese patients with major depressive disorder
The HAMD-6 was confirmed acceptable psychometric properties by Rasch model in MDD patients. It provided more optimal discriminative ability for individuals with moderate depression. The conversion table could be used for more precise measurement. However, item1, item2 and item4 needed further validation.
Authors
- Xiaojie Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-9202)
- Kaimin Yao
- Jing Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8815-4105)
- Jingxiao Kuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4785-2956)
- Xuemei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-4885)
- Mingzhi Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9626-1169)
- Haiyan Ma
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Army Medical University (CN)
- General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Southwest Hospital (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03341-4
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital