• | Self-completion, including question 10.a |
• | Professional completion with the patient, reading out questions using paper forms. |
• | Professional completion with the patient, reading out the questions using a computer screen (question 10 not on the screen version). |
• | Using a translator and adapting the wording. |
• | ‘Short cuts’: missing out PHQ-9 question 10 as this response isn’tneeded for the QOF score. |
• | Recalling questions from memory (to make them fit better with a traditional consultation style) and calculating the score afterwards. |
• | Telephone administration of the PHQ-9.a |