Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 in a Sample of Adults from Ecuador

Evelyn Cuesta-Andaluz; Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera; Adriana Moya-Solís; Nazury Santillán-García; Esteban Moreno-Montero

doi:10.22235/cp.v19i2.4481

Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 in a Sample of Adults from Ecuador

Evelyn Cuesta-Andaluz
, Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera^*
, Adriana Moya-Solís
, Nazury Santillán-García
, Esteban Moreno-Montero

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Objective: To analyze the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in a sample of Ecuadorian adults. Method: Psychometric study in which factorial validity, measurement equivalence differentiated by gender and internal consistency of the instrument are analyzed. Participants: 406 Ecuadorian adults, 68.47 % women, aged between 18 and 59 years (M = 27.43; SD = 8.20). Results: The oblique two-factor model of the PHQ is confirmed, with the dimensions of depression and anxiety. Furthermore, the measure is equivalent at the scalar level based on gender. Internal consistency is adequate and presents divergent validity with measures of general well-being. Conclusion: The PHQ-4 is a valid and reliable instrument for rapid assessment of anxiety and depression in Ecuadorian adults.

Translated title of the contribution	Propiedades psicométricas del Patient Health Questionnaire-4 en una muestra de adultos de Ecuador
Original language	English
Article number	e-4481
Journal	Ciencias Psicologicas
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v19i2.4481
State	Published - 8 Jul 2025

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anxiety
depression
measurement equivalence
reliability
validity

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