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No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation. The objective of this study was to evaluate differential item functioning (DIF) in items of the 8\u2010item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ\u20108) across SSc subtypes. We also assessed the PHQ\u20108 for DIF across language (English and French), sex, and age.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient\u2010Centered Intervention Network Cohort who completed the PHQ\u20108 at enrollment between April 2014 and October 2020 were included. 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