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Haider NUA, Zaman NI. Translation and validation of prolonged grief disorder (PG-13) scale in Urdu among bereaved adolescents with intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res 2024; 68:585-597. [PMID: 38445414 DOI: 10.1111/jir.13131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to translate and validate the Prolonged Grief Disorder (PG-13) scale from English into Urdu language. This involved examining its psychometric properties, evaluating its factor structure and assessing both convergent and discriminant validity. The study was conducted within the cultural context of Pakistan and focused on the assessment of manifestations of grief, including symptoms of prolonged grief, in adolescents with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID). The PG-13 scale was selected for this study due to its demonstrated accuracy in measuring prolonged grieving symptoms in bereaved population. METHOD A total of 140 adolescents, aged 10-19 years according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2018 criteria, were selected from 14 cities in Pakistan. These participants had lost loved ones within the time span of the last 4 years. The WHO (2018) guidelines for translation, adaptation, and validation were followed. RESULTS The findings suggest that the translated and validated PG-13 scale has adequate psychometric properties, with Cronbach alpha coefficient of .97. Confirmatory factor analysis supports a single-factor structure for the scale, with factor loadings ranging from .80 to .95. CONCLUSION The PG-13 Urdu version is a reliable and validated scale available for assessing grieving symptoms in the Pakistani context.
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- N-U-A Haider
- Bahria School of Professional Psychology, Bahria University E-8 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan
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- Bahria School of Professional Psychology, Bahria University E-8 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan
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Phillips KE, Buinewicz SAP, Kagan E, Frank HE, Dunning E, Benito KG, Kendall PC. The Pediatric Accommodation Scale: Psychometric Evaluation of a Therapist-Report Format. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:667-679. [PMID: 36149550 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01447-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problem in youth, and accommodation is prevalent among youth with anxiety disorders. The Pediatric Accommodation Scale (PAS) is an interview administered by trained evaluators and a parent-report form (PAS-PR) to assess accommodation and its impact. Both have strong psychometric properties including internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, and data supporting construct validity. The present study evaluates the Pediatric Accommodation Scale - Therapist Report (PAS-TR), a therapist-reported version of the PAS-PR. Participants were 90 youth enrolled in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety. Therapists completed the PAS-TR over 16 therapy sessions. Internal consistency at baseline, convergent validity, divergent validity, and parent-therapist agreement were evaluated. Results suggest that the PAS-TR has mixed psychometric qualities suggesting that while not strong prior to the initiation of treatment, the PAS-TR may be a useful measure for therapists to rate accommodation as treatment progresses. Implications for assessment, treatment, and research are discussed.
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- Katherine E Phillips
- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Temple University, 1701 North 13th St, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Temple University, 1701 North 13th St, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Temple University, 1701 North 13th St, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Georgescu T, Nedelcea C, Gorbănescu A, Papasteri C, Cosmoiu AM, Vasile DL, Letzner RD. Psychometric evaluation of the PCL-5: assessing validity, diagnostic utility, and bifactor structures. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024; 15:2333222. [PMID: 38699832 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2333222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Background: The changes DSM-5 brought to the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulted in revising the most widely used instrument in assessing PTSD, namely the Posttraumatic Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).Objective: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Romanian version of the PCL-5, tested its diagnostic utility against the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5), and investigated the latent structure of PTSD symptoms through correlated symptom models and bifactor modelling.Method: A total sample of 727 participants was used to test the psychometric properties and underlying structure of the PCL-5 and 101 individuals underwent clinical interviews using SCID-5. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses were performed to test the diagnostic utility of the PCL-5 and identify optimal cut-off scores based on Youden's J index. Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) and bifactor modelling were performed to investigate the latent structure of PTSD symptoms.Results: Estimates revealed that the PCL-5 is a valuable tool with acceptable diagnostic accuracy compared to SCID-5 diagnoses, indicating a cut-off score of >47. The CFAs provide empirical support for Anhedonia, Hybrid, and bifactor models. The findings are limited by using retrospective, self-report data and the high percentage of female participants.Conclusions: The PCL-5 is a psychometrically sound instrument that can be useful in making provisional diagnoses within community samples and improving trauma-informed practices.
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- Teodora Georgescu
- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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McCabe JE, Henderson L, Davila RC, Segre LS. Improving Maternal Depression Screening in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2024; 49:145-150. [PMID: 38679825 DOI: 10.1097/nmc.0000000000001001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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PURPOSE To examine whether self-perceived benefits of mental health treatment differed between mothers of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit with and without a positive screen for depression based on their Edinburgh Postnatal Depression score. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Mothers were recruited in person pre-COVID-19 pandemic, and via phone call and online advertisement during the pandemic. Mothers completed a 10-item depression scale and whether they believed they would benefit from mental health treatment. A chi-square test determined the difference in perceived benefit between mothers who screened positively for depression and those who did not. RESULTS This secondary analysis included 205 mothers, with an average age of 29. Of the 68 mothers who screened positively for depression, 12 believed that would not benefit from mental health intervention. Of the 137 who screened negatively for depression, 18 believed they would benefit from mental health intervention. Mothers who screened negatively for depression were significantly less likely to believe they would benefit from mental health intervention. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Depression screening scales offer guidance on which mothers to flag for follow-up, but neither on how a mother will respond nor how to effectively approach a mother about her mental health. Nurses can improve identification and follow-up of depressed mothers in the neonatal intensive care unit by asking mothers about their perceived need for mental health treatment.
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Machado GM, Valentini F, Watson D, Carvalho LDF. The Brazilian version of the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-Expanded Version: Internal structure, invariance by sex and race, and associations with pathological personality traits. Psychol Assess 2024; 36:e13-e26. [PMID: 38602784 DOI: 10.1037/pas0001312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms-Expanded version (IDAS-II) is one of the few tools designed to assess internalizing symptoms based on dimensional models. We conducted two studies, the first testing internal validity aspects of the IDAS-II and the second testing the external validity of the scales. In the first study we adapted the IDAS-II to Brazilian Portuguese and tested its internal structure, including a higher order factorial solution coherent with the internalizing spectrum, the stability of the factor structure, and its measurement invariance for sex and racial groups. Participants were 2,379 Brazilian adults. In the second study, we investigated the IDAS-II scales' associations with broad pathological personality traits in Brazilian (N = 245) and North American (N = 402) samples. The results of the first study indicated that the IDAS-II scales are grouped into three first-order factors (Distress, Obsessions/Fear, and Positive Mood), replicating Wester et al. (2022) and Petre et al. (2023). Our results also suggested the plausibility of an internalizing second-order factor for the IDAS-II Brazilian version. The multigroup confirmatory factor analysis shows that this scale is invariant for males and females and for White and Black/Brown people. In the second study, the IDAS-II scales demonstrated mostly coherent associations with broad domains of pathological personality traits. Besides the internal validity of the Brazilian IDAS-II, our results also provide information about its external validity and expand its nomological network, as it is the first study reporting its associations with broad domains of pathological personality traits. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
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Vaysi A, Nazarpour P, Kiani Z, Maleki M, Hamzehei M, Amianto F, Sellbom M, Komasi S. Replicability of the five-factor structure of DSM-5 and ICD-11 trait systems and their associations with binge eating and bipolar spectrum psychopathology. Personal Ment Health 2024; 18:122-137. [PMID: 38031321 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Since the research on contemporary personality models-and psychopathology-mainly originate from the Western world, we aimed to test the factorial structure of two trait systems assessed with the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) in a non-Western sample and to compare the extracted models' relative associations with binge eating disorder (BED) and bipolar spectrum disorder (BSD) symptoms. A community sample (N = 516; 72% female) was administered the PID-5, which can operationalize both the DSM-5 and ICD-11 systems. The factor structures of both systems were tested using exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). The congruence coefficients of all factor loadings with international studies were calculated. The Binge Eating Scale (BES), Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale (BSDS), and Hypomania Checklist-32-Revised (HCL-32) were used to measure the criterion variables. Linear regression models were used for comparing the DSM-5 and ICD-11 systems in predicting the BED and BSD. The findings supported five-factor solutions for both trait systems. Both systems significantly predicted dimensional measures of both BED and BSD (all p < 0.001). The present findings support an acceptable five-factor structure for both personality systems in the non-Western sample. Different algorithms of maladaptive domains on both systems are related to binge eating and bipolar spectrum psychopathology.
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- Anis Vaysi
- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, Regional Pilot Centre for Eating Disorders, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Neuroscience and Psychopathology Research, Mind GPS Institute, Kermanshah, Iran
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Ebrahimi OV, Borsboom D, Hoekstra RHA, Epskamp S, Ostinelli EG, Bastiaansen JA, Cipriani A. Towards precision in the diagnostic profiling of patients: leveraging symptom dynamics as a clinical characterisation dimension in the assessment of major depressive disorder. Br J Psychiatry 2024; 224:157-163. [PMID: 38584324 PMCID: PMC11039556 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2024.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND International guidelines present overall symptom severity as the key dimension for clinical characterisation of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, differences may reside within severity levels related to how symptoms interact in an individual patient, called symptom dynamics. AIMS To investigate these individual differences by estimating the proportion of patients that display differences in their symptom dynamics while sharing the same overall symptom severity. METHOD Participants with MDD (n = 73; mean age 34.6 years, s.d. = 13.1; 56.2% female) rated their baseline symptom severity using the Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (IDS-SR). Momentary indicators for depressive symptoms were then collected through ecological momentary assessments five times per day for 28 days; 8395 observations were conducted (average per person: 115; s.d. = 16.8). Each participant's symptom dynamics were estimated using person-specific dynamic network models. Individual differences in these symptom relationship patterns in groups of participants sharing the same symptom severity levels were estimated using individual network invariance tests. Subsequently, the overall proportion of participants that displayed differential symptom dynamics while sharing the same symptom severity was calculated. A supplementary simulation study was conducted to investigate the accuracy of our methodology against false-positive results. RESULTS Differential symptom dynamics were identified across 63.0% (95% bootstrapped CI 41.0-82.1) of participants within the same severity group. The average false detection of individual differences was 2.2%. CONCLUSIONS The majority of participants within the same depressive symptom severity group displayed differential symptom dynamics. Examining symptom dynamics provides information about person-specific psychopathological expression beyond severity levels by revealing how symptoms aggravate each other over time. These results suggest that symptom dynamics may be a promising new dimension for clinical characterisation, warranting replication in independent samples. To inform personalised treatment planning, a next step concerns linking different symptom relationship patterns to treatment response and clinical course, including patterns related to spontaneous recovery and forms of disorder progression.
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- Omid V. Ebrahimi
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; and Department of Psychology , University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Precision Psychiatry Laboratory, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK; and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; and Friesland Mental Health Care Services, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Precision Psychiatry Laboratory, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK; and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Song Z, Zhang D, Yang L, Zhu P, Liu Y, Wang S, Zheng R. Factor structure and longitudinal invariance for the Chinese Mainland version of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale during pregnancy. Midwifery 2024; 132:103963. [PMID: 38457994 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2024.103963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND There are inconsistent results on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale's (EPDS) factor structure and longitudinal invariance among different cultures. Furthermore, limited relevant studies in Chinese pregnant women exist. PURPOSE To test the factor structure of the Chinese Mainland EPDS during pregnancy and conduct longitudinal invariance analyses. METHODS A national multi-centre cohort study was conducted among 1207 pregnant women selected consecutively by convenience sampling from five hospitals in Zhuhai, Taiyuan, Haidian, Changchun, and Shenzhen in China between August 2015 and October 2016. Depression was measured by the EPDS during gestational weeks 10-13, 15-18, 23-25, 30-32 and 36-37, respectively.s RESULTS: Three factors with eigenvalues nearly larger than 1.0 were optimal for the Chinese Mainland EPDS, labelled "anxiety," "anhedonia," and "depression," and contained items 3-5, 1-2, and 6-10, respectively. The confirmatory factor analysis results of standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.034, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.049, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.968, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.954, and χ2, p < 0.05 indicated good fit. For the longitudinal invariance tests, the configural invariance was met, with the CFI and TLI both higher than 0.90 and the RMSEA lower than 0.08 (CFI = 0.919, TLI = 0.908, and RMSEA = 0.034). The metric-, scalar-, and strict invariances were met. CONCLUSIONS The three-factor model of the Chinese Mainland EPDS is invariant in pregnancy, suggesting stability and comparability in identifying the women screened positive at different points during pregnancy and making the scale feasible to screen prenatal depression and anxiety simultaneously.
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- Zhijiao Song
- Department of Epidemiology, Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence Based Medicine, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China; Department of Health Education, Shanxi Women and Children Health Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent, School of Public health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China; Department of Mental Health, Shanxi Women and Children Health Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
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- Department of Women's Health, National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No.12 Dahui Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Health Hospital, Taiyuan, 030013, China
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- Cancer prevention and control office, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/ Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030013, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Center of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence Based Medicine, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 Xinjian South Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China.
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- Department of Women's Health, National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No.12 Dahui Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.
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Ruan Y, Lin H, Lu X, Lin Y, Sun J, Xu C, Zhou L, Cai Z, Chen X. Application and value of anxiety and depression scale in patients with functional dyspepsia. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:244. [PMID: 38689345 PMCID: PMC11059699 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01744-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) cannot be assessed for their mental health using a suitable and practical measure. The purpose of the study is to investigate the usefulness of several anxiety and depression scales in patients with FD, offering recommendations for clinical identification and therapy. METHODS From September 2021 to September 2022, patients were sought and selected. The psychological symptoms were assessed using ten depression or anxiety questionnaires. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, Spearman analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and single factor analysis were applied. RESULTS Prospective analysis was performed on 142 healthy individuals and 113 patients with FD. In the case group, anxiety and depression symptoms were more common than in the control group, and the 10 scales showed strong validity and reliability. HAMD had the strongest connection with the PHQ-9 score on the depression scale (0.83). The score correlation between SAS and HAMA on the anxiety analysis scale was the greatest at 0.77. The PHQ-9, SAS, HAMD, and HAMA measures performed exceptionally well in detecting FD with anxiety or depression symptoms (AUC = 0.72, 0.70, 0.70, 0.77, and 0.77, respectively). CONCLUSIONS PHQ-9, SAS, HAMD, and HAMA scales have good application performance in FD patients. They can assist gastroenterologists in evaluating anxiety and depression symptoms, and provide reference and guidance for subsequent treatment.
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- Yejiao Ruan
- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 1111 East Wenzhou Dadao, Longwan District, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
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Chen YQ, Huang XJ, Yang F, Yang JJ, Zhong J, Yao KM, Kuang JX, Xu MZ. A Chinese adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A): factor structure and psychometric properties. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:331. [PMID: 38689265 PMCID: PMC11061901 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05783-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) in Chinese children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS A total of 248 MDD patients aged between 12 and 18 years were recruited and evaluated by the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A), the Center for Epidemiological Survey Depression Scale (CES-D), the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ), and the improved Clinical Global Impression Scale, Severity item (iCGI-S). Thirty-one patients were selected randomly to complete the PHQ-A again one week later. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the construct validity of the scale. Reliability was evaluated by Macdonald Omega coefficient. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the item-total correlation and the correlation of PHQ-A with CES-D and MFQ respectively. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to assess test-retest reliability. The optimal cut-off value, sensitivity, and specificity of the PHQ-A were achieved by estimating the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve. RESULTS CFA reported adequate loadings for all items, except for item 3. Macdonald Omega coefficient of the PHQ-A was 0.87. The Spearman correlation coefficient of the test-retest reliability was 0.70. The Pearson correlation coefficients of the PHQ-A with CES-D and MFQ were 0.87 and 0.85, respectively (p < 0.01). By taking the iCGI-S as the remission criteria for MDD, the optimal cut-off value, sensitivity and specificity of the PHQ-A were 7, 98.7%, 94.7% respectively. CONCLUSION The PHQ-A presented as a unidimensional construct and demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity among the Chinese children and adolescents with MDD. A cut-off value of 7 was suggested for remission.
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- Yu-Qi Chen
- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
- Guangdong Mental Health Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People's Republic of China.
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Chaaya R, Yakın E, Malaeb D, Hallit R, Obeid S, Fekih-Romdhane F, Hallit S. Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the meaning in life scale in a sample of young adults. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:316. [PMID: 38658892 PMCID: PMC11044334 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05776-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Young adults are in a constant phase of realizing their meaning in life while being in a constant pursuit of meaning. Meaning in life is a subjective, personal construct related to the perception of one's own life. Considering that there are no measures that study this construct within the Arab context, this study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in the Lebanese context with a sample of young adults. METHODS A sample of 684 Lebanese young adults was recruited for this study, having a mean age of 21.74 years, 65.6% of which were females. Through an online questionnaire, participants were requested to complete the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-8) and the Oviedo Grit Scale (EGO). RESULTS CFA indicated that fit of the original bi-dimensional model of MLQ scores was inadequate. Items 9 and 10 cross-loaded to both MLQ factors. After removal of those 2 items, the final model displayed good fit indices. Reliability was good for the Search (ω = 0.89 / α = 0.89) and Presence (ω = 0.88 / α = 0.87) subscales. Additionally, across three levels of gender invariance (Configural, Metric and Scalar), no significant gender-based distinctions were observed in the MLQ scores. The Search subscale was significantly and positively associated with higher GRIT but not psychological distress, whereas the Presence subscale was significantly associated with higher GRIT and lower psychological distress. CONCLUSION The results of this study contribute to the psychometric reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the MLQ and makes it available for dissemination among young adults within the Arab context. This allows for the implementation of new research that target construct of meaning in life, allowing for the accessibility of interventions that aim to foster the presence of and search for meaning in the lives of young adults within the Arab nations.
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- Roni Chaaya
- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Études et de Recherches en Psychopathologie et Psychologie de la Santé, Université de Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, UT2J, 5 allées Antonio Machado, Toulouse, 31058, France
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- College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
- Department of Infectious Disease, Notre Dame, Secours University Hospital Center, Street 93, Postal Code 3, Byblos, Lebanon.
- Department of Infectious Disease, Bellevue Medical Center, Mansourieh, Lebanon.
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- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Jbeil, Lebanon
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- The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Department of Psychiatry "Ibn Omrane", Razi hospital, Manouba, 2010, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
- Psychology Department, College of Humanities, Effat University, Jeddah, 21478, Saudi Arabia.
- Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
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Rodríguez Quiroga A, Peña Loray JS, Moreno Poyato A, Roldán Merino J, Botero C, Bongiardino L, Aufenacker SI, Stanley SK, Costa T, Luís S, O'Brien LV, Hogg TL, Teixeira-Santos L, Guedes de Pinho L, Sequeira C, Sampaio F. Mental health during ecological crisis: translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:227. [PMID: 38659072 PMCID: PMC11044493 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01737-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Eco-anxiety is increasingly recognized as a shared experience by many people internationally, encompassing fear of environmental catastrophe and anxiety about ecological crises. Despite its importance in the context of the changing climate, measures for this construct are still being developed in languages other than English. METHODS To contribute to global eco-anxiety research, we translated the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale (HEAS) into Spanish, creating the HEAS-SP. We validated this measure in samples from both Argentina (n = 990) and Spain (n = 548), performing measurement invariance and confirmatory factor analyses. Internal consistency of the scale and score stability over time were investigated through reliability analyses. Differences in eco-anxiety across sociodemographic variables were explored through Student's t-tests and Pearson's r tests. RESULTS The four-factor model of the HEAS-SP comprising affective and behavioural symptoms, rumination, and anxiety about personal impact demonstrated excellent model fit. We found good internal consistency for each subscale, and established measurement invariance between Spanish and Argentine samples, as well as across genders and participants' age. Spanish participants reported higher scores on the affective symptoms and personal impact anxiety factors compared to the Argentinian sample. Also, men reported lower levels than women on the subscales of affective symptoms, rumination, and personal impact anxiety. It was found that the relationship between both age and personal impact anxiety and age and affective symptoms varies significantly depending on the gender of the individuals. Younger participants tended to report higher scores on most dimensions of eco-anxiety. CONCLUSIONS These findings enhance the global initiative to investigate, explore and therefore comprehend eco-anxiety by introducing the first valid and reliable Spanish-language version of this psychometric instrument for its use within Spanish and Argentinian populations. This study augments the body of evidence supporting the robust psychometric properties of the HEAS, as demonstrated in prior validations for Australian, Turkish, Portuguese, German, French, and Italian populations.
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- Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga
- Foundation Turning Point for Health and Sustainability, Calle Augusta 64 AT 1, Barcelona, 08006, Spain
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- Foundation Turning Point for Health and Sustainability, Calle Augusta 64 AT 1, Barcelona, 08006, Spain
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- Public Health, Mental Health and Maternal-Infant Nursing Department, Nursing College, Universitat de Barcelona, Health Sciences Campus Bellvitge, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, Barcelona, 08007, Spain
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- School of Nursing, Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de LLobregat, Campus Docent Sant Joan de Déu - Fundació Privada, Calle Sant Benito Menni 18-20, Barcelona, 08830, Spain
- Mental Health, Psychosocial and Complex Nursing Care Research Group (NURSEARCH), Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, Barcelona, 08007, Spain
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- Foundation Turning Point for Health and Sustainability, Calle Augusta 64 AT 1, Barcelona, 08006, Spain
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- Foundation Turning Point for Health and Sustainability, Calle Augusta 64 AT 1, Barcelona, 08006, Spain
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- Foundation Turning Point for Health and Sustainability, Calle Augusta 64 AT 1, Barcelona, 08006, Spain
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- School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal
- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho, Rua Conceição Fernandes s/n, Vila Nova de Gaia, 4434-502, Portugal
- Portuguese Red Cross Northern Health School, Rua da Cruz Vermelha, Oliveira de Azeméis, 3720-126, Portugal
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- HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Lusófona University, Avenida Marechal Craveiro Lopes 2, Lisboa, 1700-097, Portugal
- Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Almerindo Lessa, Lisboa, 1300-663, Portugal
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- Discipline of Psychology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2617, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2617, Australia
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal
- Nursing School of Coimbra, Avenida Bissaya Barreto s/n, Coimbra, 3004-011, Portugal
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- Nursing Department, Universidade de Évora, Largo do Senhor da Pobreza, Évora, 7000-811, Portugal
- Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais Ap. 94, Évora, 7002-554, Portugal
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal
- Nursing School of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 830, 844, 856, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Nursing School of Porto (ESEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, Porto, 4200-450, Portugal.
- Nursing School of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 830, 844, 856, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal.
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Lin S, Wang C, Jiang X, Zhang Q, Luo D, Li J, Li J, Xu J. Using machine learning to develop a five-item short form of the children's depression inventory. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1118. [PMID: 38654267 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18657-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Many adolescents experience depression that often goes undetected and untreated. Identifying children and adolescents at a high risk of depression in a timely manner is an urgent concern. While the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) is widely utilized in China, it lacks a localized revision or simplified version. With its 27 items requiring professional administration, the original CDI proves to be a time-consuming method for predicting children and adolescents with high depression risk. Hence, this study aimed to develop a shortened version of the CDI to predict high depression risk, thereby enhancing the efficiency of prediction and intervention. METHODS Initially, backward elimination is conducted to identify various version of the short-form scales (e.g., three-item and five-item versions). Subsequently, the performance of five machine learning (ML) algorithms on these versions is evaluated using the area under the ROC curve (AUC) to determine the best algorithm. The chosen algorithm is then utilized to model the short-form scales, facilitating the identification of the optimal short-form scale based on predefined evaluation metrics. Following this, evaluation metrics are computed for all potential decision thresholds of the optimal short-form scale, and the threshold value is determined. Finally, the reliability and validity of the optimal short-form scale are assessed using a new sample. RESULTS The study identified a five-item short-form CDI with a decision threshold of 4 as the most appropriate scale considering all assessment indicators. The scale had 81.48% fewer items than the original version, indicating good predictive performance (AUC = 0.81, Accuracy = 0.83, Recall = 0.76, Precision = 0.71). Based on the test of 315 middle school students, the results showed that the five-item CDI had good measurement indexes (Cronbach's alpha = 0.72, criterion-related validity = 0.77). CONCLUSIONS This five-item short-form CDI is the first shortened and revised version of the CDI in China based on large local data samples.
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- Shumei Lin
- College of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- College of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- Sichuan Key Laboratory of Psychology and Behavior of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
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- Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Martínez-Cao C, Sánchez-Lasheras F, García-Fernández A, González-Blanco L, Zurrón-Madera P, Sáiz PA, Bobes J, García-Portilla MP. PsiOvi Staging Model for Schizophrenia (PsiOvi SMS): A New Internet Tool for Staging Patients with Schizophrenia. Eur Psychiatry 2024; 67:e36. [PMID: 38599765 PMCID: PMC11059252 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND One of the challenges of psychiatry is the staging of patients, especially those with severe mental disorders. Therefore, we aim to develop an empirical staging model for schizophrenia. METHODS Data were obtained from 212 stable outpatients with schizophrenia: demographic, clinical, psychometric (PANSS, CAINS, CDSS, OSQ, CGI-S, PSP, MATRICS), inflammatory peripheral blood markers (C-reactive protein, interleukins-1RA and 6, and platelet/lymphocyte [PLR], neutrophil/lymphocyte [NLR], and monocyte/lymphocyte [MLR] ratios). We used machine learning techniques to develop the model (genetic algorithms, support vector machines) and applied a fitness function to measure the model's accuracy (% agreement between patient classification of our model and the CGI-S). RESULTS Our model includes 12 variables from 5 dimensions: 1) psychopathology: positive, negative, depressive, general psychopathology symptoms; 2) clinical features: number of hospitalizations; 3) cognition: processing speed, visual learning, social cognition; 4) biomarkers: PLR, NLR, MLR; and 5) functioning: PSP total score. Accuracy was 62% (SD = 5.3), and sensitivity values were appropriate for mild, moderate, and marked severity (from 0.62106 to 0.6728). DISCUSSION We present a multidimensional, accessible, and easy-to-apply model that goes beyond simply categorizing patients according to CGI-S score. It provides clinicians with a multifaceted patient profile that facilitates the design of personalized intervention plans.
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- Clara Martínez-Cao
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Space Sciences and Technologies of Asturias (ICTEA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Research Institute of the Principality of Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Institute of Neurosciences of the Principality of Asturias (INEUROPA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
- Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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Gonzalez O, Georgeson AR, Pelham WE. How Accurate and Consistent Are Score-Based Assessment Decisions? A Procedure Using the Linear Factor Model. Assessment 2023; 30:1640-1650. [PMID: 35950321 PMCID: PMC10807789 DOI: 10.1177/10731911221113568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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When scales or tests are used to make decisions about individuals (e.g., to identify which adults should be assessed for psychiatric disorders), it is crucial that these decisions be accurate and consistent. However, it is not obvious how to assess accuracy and consistency when the scale was administered only once to a given sample and the true condition based on the latent variable is unknown. This article describes a method based on the linear factor model for evaluating the accuracy and consistency of scale-based decisions using data from a single administration of the scale. We illustrate the procedure and provide R code that investigators can use to apply the method in their own data. Finally, in a simulation study, we evaluate how the method performs when applied to discrete (vs. continuous) items, a practice that is common in published literature. The results suggest that the method is generally robust when applied to discrete items.
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Raugh IM, Luther L, Bartolomeo LA, Gupta T, Ristanovic I, Pelletier-Baldelli A, Mittal VA, Walker EF, Strauss GP. Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR): Initial development and validation. Schizophr Res 2023; 256:79-87. [PMID: 37172500 PMCID: PMC10262695 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Negative symptoms (i.e., anhedonia, avolition, asociality, blunted affect, alogia) are frequently observed in the schizophrenia-spectrum (SZ) and associated with functional disability. While semi-structured interviews of negative symptoms represent a gold-standard approach, they require specialized training and may be vulnerable to rater biases. Thus, brief self-report questionnaires measuring negative symptoms may be useful. Existing negative symptom questionnaires demonstrate that this approach may be promising in schizophrenia, but no measure has been devised for use across stages of psychotic illness. The present study reports initial psychometric validation of the Negative Symptom Inventory-Self-Report (NSI-SR), the self-report counterpart of the Negative Symptom Inventory-Psychosis Risk clinical interview. The NSI-SR is a novel transphasic negative symptoms measure assessing the domains of anhedonia, avolition, and asociality. The NSI-SR and related measures were administered to two samples: 1) undergraduates (n = 335), 2) community participants, including: SZ (n = 32), clinical-high risk for psychosis (CHR, n = 25), and healthy controls matched to SZ (n = 31) and CHR (n = 30). The psychometrically trimmed 11-item NSI-SR showed good internal consistency and a three-factor solution reflecting avolition, asociality, and anhedonia. The NSI-SR demonstrated convergent validity via moderate to large correlations with clinician-rated negative symptoms and related constructs in both samples. Discriminant validity was supported by lower correlations with positive symptoms in both samples; however, correlations with positive symptoms were still significant. These initial psychometric findings suggest that the NSI-SR is a reliable and valid brief questionnaire capable of measuring negative symptoms across phases of psychotic illness.
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- Ian M Raugh
- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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ABSTRACT The most widely used measure to quantify dissociative symptoms is the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). However, little information is available concerning its temporal stability. The purpose of this study was to assess the stability of DES scores after 4 years. A total of 316 respondents recruited from a general population in Brazil took part in baseline and follow-up (70.57% were men; mean age = 32.97, SD = 10.95, minimum = 22, maximum = 74). Temporal stability was assessed through test-retest correlations and mean-level stability analyses. We found that the DES total and subscale scores revealed moderate test-retest correlations, with small variations among the DES factors. No significant difference (p > 0.05) was found between average scores for times 1 and 2. Overall, DES scores are significantly stable over time. Future studies would benefit from an investigation of the correlates and predictors of dissociation at different time points.
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Stankovic M, Papp L, Nyúl B, Ivánkovits L, Pető Z, Töreki A. Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261745. [PMID: 34965255 PMCID: PMC8716026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 pandemic has had a global major healthcare, social and economic impact. In present study we aim to adapt the Fear of COVID-19 Scale to Hungarian. Materials and methods Forward-backward translation method was used to translate the English version of the scale to Hungarian. Participants were a convenience sample of 2175 university students and employees. The study was conducted between January 18th and February 12th 2021. The test battery included Hungarian versions of Fear of COVID-19 scale, short Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-H) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results The scale showed one-factor structure, the loadings on the factor were significant and strong (from .47 to .84). Internal consistency was very good (α = .84). Construct validity for the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was supported by significant and positive correlations with STAI (r = 0.402; p < 0.001) and BDI-H (r = 0.270; p < 0.001). Conclusion The Hungarian version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale is a reliable and valid tool in assessing fear of coronavirus.
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- Mona Stankovic
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Social Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Fenton C, McLoughlin DM. Usefulness of Hamilton rating scale for depression subset scales and full versions for electroconvulsive therapy. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259861. [PMID: 34752484 PMCID: PMC8577745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objectives We investigated the predictive value of subset scales and full versions of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) for therapeutic outcomes in ECT. Methods This secondary analysis of patients with major depression (N = 136; 63% female; age = 56.7 [SD = 14.8]) from the EFFECT-Dep trial (NCT01907217) examined the predictive value of Evans-6, Toronto-7, Gibbons-8 and Maier-Philip 6 HAMD subset scales and three ‘full’ versions (HAMD-17, HAMD-21 and HAMD-24) on therapeutic outcomes. We also examined early improvement on subset scales and full versions as predictors of response and remission and explored predictive abilities of individual HAMD-24 items. Results The subset scales and full scales lacked sufficient predictive ability for response and remission. Receiver operating characteristic curves identified a lack of discriminative capacity of HAMD subset scales and full versions at baseline to predict response and remission. Only the Maier-Philip-6 was significantly associated with percentage reduction in HAMD-24 scores from baseline to end of ECT course. Early improvement on most of the subset scales and full versions was a sensitive and specific predictor of response and remission. Four of the HAMD-24 items were significantly associated with response and one with remission. Conclusions Limited utility of the HAMD subset scales and full versions in this context highlight a need for more tailored depression rating scales for ECT.
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- Caoimhe Fenton
- Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, St Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, St Patrick’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Negeri ZF, Levis B, Sun Y, He C, Krishnan A, Wu Y, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Brehaut E, Benedetti A, Thombs BD. Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression: updated systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ 2021; 375:n2183. [PMID: 34610915 PMCID: PMC8491108 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n2183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To update a previous individual participant data meta-analysis and determine the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used depression screening tool in general practice, for detecting major depression overall and by study or participant subgroups. DESIGN Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Medline, Medline In-Process, and Other Non-Indexed Citations via Ovid, PsycINFO, Web of Science searched through 9 May 2018. REVIEW METHODS Eligible studies administered the PHQ-9 and classified current major depression status using a validated semistructured diagnostic interview (designed for clinician administration), fully structured interview (designed for lay administration), or the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; a brief interview designed for lay administration). A bivariate random effects meta-analytic model was used to obtain point and interval estimates of pooled PHQ-9 sensitivity and specificity at cut-off values 5-15, separately, among studies that used semistructured diagnostic interviews (eg, Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), fully structured interviews (eg, Composite International Diagnostic Interview), and the MINI. Meta-regression was used to investigate whether PHQ-9 accuracy correlated with reference standard categories and participant characteristics. RESULTS Data from 44 503 total participants (27 146 additional from the update) were obtained from 100 of 127 eligible studies (42 additional studies; 79% eligible studies; 86% eligible participants). Among studies with a semistructured interview reference standard, pooled PHQ-9 sensitivity and specificity (95% confidence interval) at the standard cut-off value of ≥10, which maximised combined sensitivity and specificity, were 0.85 (0.79 to 0.89) and 0.85 (0.82 to 0.87), respectively. Specificity was similar across reference standards, but sensitivity in studies with semistructured interviews was 7-24% (median 21%) higher than with fully structured reference standards and 2-14% (median 11%) higher than with the MINI across cut-off values. Across reference standards and cut-off values, specificity was 0-10% (median 3%) higher for men and 0-12 (median 5%) higher for people aged 60 or older. CONCLUSIONS Researchers and clinicians could use results to determine outcomes, such as total number of positive screens and false positive screens, at different PHQ-9 cut-off values for different clinical settings using the knowledge translation tool at www.depressionscreening100.com/phq. STUDY REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42014010673.
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- Zelalem F Negeri
- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, WC, Canada
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- Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, WC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, WC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, WC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, WC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Acosta Quiroz CO, García-Flores R, Echeverría-Castro SB. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15): Validation in Mexico and Disorder in the State of Knowledge. Int J Aging Hum Dev 2021; 93:854-863. [PMID: 32960071 PMCID: PMC8392767 DOI: 10.1177/0091415020957387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale in its 15-item version (GDS-15) in Mexican older adults. Participants included 1178 older adults between the ages of 60 and 94 (M = 69.16, SD = 7.69); 53.9% were women and 55.8% were married or with a partner. They completed the GDS-15, a subjective well-being scale, and a quality-of-life questionnaire. A Kuder-Richardson coefficient of .80 was obtained, which indicates an acceptable internal consistency of the GDS-15, as well as evidence of divergent validity with significant correlations of -.783 with subjective well-being and -.569 with quality of life, in addition to concurrent validity when discriminating between participants with low scores from those with high scores of depressive symptoms. The need for a simple screening tool such as the GDS-15 that helps in the identification of depressive symptoms in Mexican older adults is underlined.
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Lyall K, Hosseini M, Ladd-Acosta C, Ning X, Catellier D, Constantino JN, Croen LA, Kaat AJ, Botteron K, Bush NR, Dager SR, Duarte CS, Fallin MD, Hazlett H, Hertz-Picciotto I, Joseph RM, Karagas MR, Korrick S, Landa R, Messinger D, Oken E, Ozonoff S, Piven J, Pandey J, Sathyanarayana S, Schultz RT, St John T, Schmidt R, Volk H, Newschaffer CJ. Distributional Properties and Criterion Validity of a Shortened Version of the Social Responsiveness Scale: Results from the ECHO Program and Implications for Social Communication Research. J Autism Dev Disord 2021; 51:2241-2253. [PMID: 32944847 PMCID: PMC7965796 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04667-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Prior work proposed a shortened version of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a commonly used quantitative measure of social communication traits. We used data from 3031 participants (including 190 ASD cases) from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program to compare distributional properties and criterion validity of 16-item "short" to 65-item "full" SRS scores. Results demonstrated highly overlapping distributions of short and full scores. Both scores separated case from non-case individuals by approximately two standard deviations. ASD prediction was nearly identical for short and full scores (area under the curve values of 0.87, 0.86 respectively). Findings support comparability of shortened and full scores, suggesting opportunities to increase efficiency. Future work should confirm additional psychometric properties of short scores.
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- Kristen Lyall
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- MIND Institute, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Departments of Psychology and Pediatrics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA
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- Division of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, USA
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- Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis, Davis, CA, USA
- MIND Institute, UC Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, 3020 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA
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Questionnaires are widely used in autism assessment. However, their psychometric properties are generally not evaluated in clinical practice, and the comparability and applicability of such research is limited because questionnaires are often not simultaneously evaluated. This certainly pertains to predictive values which are highly population and setting specific. This study evaluated the power of AQ and SRS-A in predicting an ASD diagnosis within the same clinical population. The patient records of 92 adults, referred for autism assessment, were analyzed. The AQ proved somewhat better than the SRS-A at discriminating and predicting autism. The predictive values of both questionnaires were lower than reported in general population studies. Psychometric results in core publications appear less representative for clinical practice.
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- M L Bezemer
- INTER-PSY, Verlengde Meeuwerderweg 7, 9723 ZM, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- INTER-PSY, Verlengde Meeuwerderweg 7, 9723 ZM, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- INTER-PSY, Verlengde Meeuwerderweg 7, 9723 ZM, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Private Practice PP-Noord and Psychology Academy Groningen, Vechtstraat 62, 9725 CW, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Frewen P, McPhail I, Schnyder U, Oe M, Olff M. Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS): psychometric properties in two Internet-based studies. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021; 12:1881725. [PMID: 34992750 PMCID: PMC8725737 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1881725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Potentially traumatic stressors can lead to various transdiagnostic outcomes beyond PTSD alone but no brief screening tools exist for measuring posttraumatic responses in a transdiagnostic manner. Objective: Assess the psychometric characteristics of a new 22-item transdiagnostic screening measure, the Global Psychotrauma Screen (GPS). Method: An internet survey was administered with English speaking participants recruited passively via the website of the Global Collaboration on Traumatic Stress (GC-TS) (nGC-TS = 1,268) and actively via Amazon's MTurk (nMTurk = 1,378). Exploratory factor analysis, correlational analysis, sensitivity and specificity analysis, and comparisons in response between the two samples and between male and female respondents were conducted. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed a single factor underlying symptom endorsements in both samples, suggesting that such problems may form a unitary transdiagnostic, posttraumatic outcome. Convergent validity of the GPS symptom and risk factors was established with measures of PTSD and dissociative symptoms in the MTurk sample. Gender differences were seen primarily at the item level with women more often endorsing several symptoms and specific risk factors in the MTurk sample, and the GC-TS recruited sample endorsed more symptoms and risk factors than the MTurk sample, suggesting that the GPS may be sensitive to group differences. A GPS symptom cut-off score of 8 identified optimized sensitivity and specificity relative to probable PTSD based on PCL-5 scores. Conclusions: The current results provide preliminary support for the validity of the GPS as a screener for the concurrent measurement of several transdiagnostic outcomes of potentially traumatic stressors and the apparent unifactorial structure of such symptoms is suggestive of a single or unitary posttraumatic outcome. Future research is needed to evaluate whether similarly strong psychometric properties can be yielded in response to completion of the GPS in other languages.
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- Paul Frewen
- Departments of Psychiatry & Psychology, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Stephen Matthey
- South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia; School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Inoue M, Inada N, Gomi Y, Aita C, Shiga T. Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Behavior Problem Inventory-Short Form. Brain Dev 2021; 43:673-679. [PMID: 33589317 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Behavior Problems Inventory-Short Form (BPI-S), which assesses behavior problems in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), is a shorter version of the BPI-01. This study investigated the reliability and validity of the BPI-S Japanese version (BPI-S-J) for adolescents/adults with ID and behavior problems. METHODS The test-retest reliability included participants with ID and behavioral problems who were enrolled in welfare services. For test-retest reliability, 42 caregivers independently responded to the BPI-S-J every two weeks. Inter-rater reliability was independently assessed using the BPI-S-J by two caregivers who were familiar with the 42 participants. The participants of the validity assessment were 227 students from special needs schools or patients with ID admitted to medical institutions. The total frequency total score was compared based on the degree of ID. To examine the criterion-related validity, we analyzed the total frequency score, the total score of the Criteria for Determining Severe Problem Behavior (CDSPB) and the total score of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Japanese version (ABC-J). RESULTS The BPI-S-J of test-retest reliability was satisfactory (intra-class correlation; ICC) = 0.954), and the total score significantly (ICC = 0.721) represented good inter-rater reliability. For the validity, the BPI-S-J score of participants who had severe and profound ID was significantly higher than those who had mild and moderate ID. Significant correlations were observed between the BPI-S-J score and CDSPB score (r = 0.499), and the ABC-J score (r = 0.699), indicating adequate criterion-related validity. CONCLUSION This study showed the utility of the BPI-S-J to assess behavior problems in the Japanese ID population.
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- Masahiko Inoue
- Tottori University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan.
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- Teikyo University Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Japan
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- Gunma University Student Service Center, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Hizen Psychiatric Center, Japan
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Guinart D, de Filippis R, Rosson S, Patil B, Prizgint L, Talasazan N, Meltzer H, Kane JM, Gibbons RD. Development and Validation of a Computerized Adaptive Assessment Tool for Discrimination and Measurement of Psychotic Symptoms. Schizophr Bull 2021; 47:644-652. [PMID: 33164091 PMCID: PMC8084426 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Time constraints limit the use of measurement-based approaches in research and routine clinical management of psychosis. Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) can reduce administration time, thus increasing measurement efficiency. This study aimed to develop and test the capacity of the CAT-Psychosis battery, both self-administered and rater-administered, to measure the severity of psychotic symptoms and discriminate psychosis from healthy controls. METHODS An item bank was developed and calibrated. Two raters administered CAT-Psychosis for inter-rater reliability (IRR). Subjects rated themselves and were retested within 7 days for test-retest reliability. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was administered for convergent validity and chart diagnosis, and the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) was used to test psychosis discriminant validity. RESULTS Development and calibration study included 649 psychotic patients. Simulations revealed a correlation of r = .92 with the total 73-item bank score, using an average of 12 items. Validation study included 160 additional patients and 40 healthy controls. CAT-Psychosis showed convergent validity (clinician: r = 0.690; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.610-0.757; self-report: r = .690; 95% CI: 0.609-0.756), IRR (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.733; 95% CI: 0.611-0.828), and test-retest reliability (clinician ICC = 0.862; 95% CI: 0.767-0.922; self-report ICC = 0.815; 95%CI: 0.741-0.871). CAT-Psychosis could discriminate psychosis from healthy controls (clinician: area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 0.965, 95% CI: 0.945-0.984; self-report AUC = 0.850, 95% CI: 0.807-0.894). The median length of the clinician-administered assessment was 5 minutes (interquartile range [IQR]: 3:23-8:29 min) and 1 minute, 20 seconds (IQR: 0:57-2:09 min) for the self-report. CONCLUSION CAT-Psychosis can quickly and reliably assess the severity of psychosis and discriminate psychotic patients from healthy controls, creating an opportunity for frequent remote assessment and patient/population-level follow-up.
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- Daniel Guinart
- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
- Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
- Department of Psychiatry, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
- Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, New York, NY
- Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
- Department of Psychiatry, The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Public Health Sciences (Biostatistics), Psychiatry, Comparative Human Development, and the Committee on Quantitative Methods, Center for Health Statistics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Hobbs C, Lewis G, Dowrick C, Kounali D, Peters TJ, Lewis G. Comparison between self-administered depression questionnaires and patients' own views of changes in their mood: a prospective cohort study in primary care. Psychol Med 2021; 51:853-860. [PMID: 31957623 PMCID: PMC8108392 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719003878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Self-administered questionnaires are widely used in primary care and other clinical settings to assess the severity of depressive symptoms and monitor treatment outcomes. Qualitative studies have found that changes in questionnaire scores might not fully capture patients' experience of changes in their mood but there are no quantitative studies of this issue. We examined the extent to which changes in scores from depression questionnaires disagreed with primary care patients' perceptions of changes in their mood and investigated factors influencing this relationship. METHODS Prospective cohort study assessing patients on four occasions, 2 weeks apart. Patients (N = 554) were recruited from primary care surgeries in three UK sites (Bristol, Liverpool and York) and had reported depressive symptoms or low mood in the past year [68% female, mean age 48.3 (s.d. 12.6)]. Main outcome measures were changes in scores on patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) and beck depression inventory (BDI-II) and the patients' own ratings of change. RESULTS There was marked disagreement between clinically important changes in questionnaire scores and patient-rated change, with disagreement of 51% (95% CI 46-55%) on PHQ-9 and 55% (95% CI 51-60%) on BDI-II. Patients with more severe anxiety were less likely, and those with better mental and physical health-related quality of life were more likely, to report feeling better, having controlled for depression scores. CONCLUSIONS Our results illustrate the limitations of self-reported depression scales to assess clinical change. Clinicians should be cautious in interpreting changes in questionnaire scores without further clinical assessment.
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- Catherine Hobbs
- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, BathBA2 7AY, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, LondonW1T 7NF, UK
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- Institute of Psychology Health and Society, University of Liverpool, Waterhouse Building Block B, LiverpoolL69 3BX, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, BristolBS8 2BN, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, First Floor, Learning and Research, Southmead Hospital, BristolBS10 5NB, UK
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, LondonW1T 7NF, UK
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There is a relative dearth of research on features of schizotypal personality in children, in part due to lack of instrumentation. This study tests 5 competing models of the factor structure of the self-report Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire for Children (SPQ-C) and examines its relationship with a family history of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), child abuse, and stability over time. Hypotheses were tested on 454 11- to 12-year-old schoolchildren and their caregivers. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a 3-factor structure of the SPQ-C (cognitive-perceptual, interpersonal, and disorganized). Test-retest stability was relatively robust over 3 months (r = .67), 6 months (r = .64), and 12 months (r = .55), with acceptable internal reliabilities (r = .84 to .91). Regarding construct validity, children with a biological family history of SPD had higher scores on all 3 factors (d =.51). Abused children had higher schizotypy scores (d = .55). A genetic × environment interaction was observed, with schizotypy highest in those with both a family history of schizotypy and also child abuse. Findings are the first in the child schizotypy field to document a gene × environment interaction and the independence of child abuse from confounding genetic influences. Results support the utility of the SPQ-C in future family and clinical studies of schizotypal personality and provide an avenue for much-needed and neglected research into the early antecedents of child schizotypal personality.
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- Adrian Raine
- Department of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Psychology & Human Development, University College
London, London, UK
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
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Ruiz-García A, Jiménez Ó, Resurrección DM, Ferreira M, Reis-Jorge J, Fenollar-Cortés J. Portuguese validation of the Adult Separation Anxiety-Questionnaire (ASA-27). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248149. [PMID: 33690669 PMCID: PMC7946201 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached. Despite the high rates of this diagnosis among Portuguese adults, there is a lack of measures to assess it. In this study, we assessed the psychometric properties of a Portuguese adaptation of the Adult Separation Anxiety questionnaire (ASA-27) on a sample of 267 adults (72.7% women) aged 18–80 years (M = 40.5, SD = 13.1). Factor structure, internal consistency, and convergence validity were examined. This study confirmed the single-factor structure of the Portuguese version of ASA-27. Consistency was high for the total sample (ω = .92) and by gender (ω = .93 and 92, men and women groups, respectively). The scale was positively related to the Portuguese version of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (r = .57, p< .001, for both State and trait anxiety scales) and Composite Codependency Scale total score (r = .29, p< .001). In addition, the ASA-27 total score showed incremental validity in the explanation of anxiety measured by STAI. In conclusion, results show that the Portuguese version of the ASA-27 is a reliable and valid measure of ASAD.
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- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, ISEC Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, ISEC Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Zhang T, Xu L, Li H, Woodberry KA, Kline ER, Jiang J, Cui H, Tang Y, Tang X, Wei Y, Hui L, Lu Z, Cao L, Li C, Niznikiewicz MA, Shenton ME, Keshavan MS, Stone WS, Wang J. Calculating individualized risk components using a mobile app-based risk calculator for clinical high risk of psychosis: findings from ShangHai At Risk for Psychosis (SHARP) program. Psychol Med 2021; 51:653-660. [PMID: 31839016 DOI: 10.1017/s003329171900360x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Only 30% or fewer of individuals at clinical high risk (CHR) convert to full psychosis within 2 years. Efforts are thus underway to refine risk identification strategies to increase their predictive power. Our objective was to develop and validate the predictive accuracy and individualized risk components of a mobile app-based psychosis risk calculator (RC) in a CHR sample from the SHARP (ShangHai At Risk for Psychosis) program. METHOD In total, 400 CHR individuals were identified by the Chinese version of the Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes. In the first phase of 300 CHR individuals, 196 subjects (65.3%) who completed neurocognitive assessments and had at least a 2-year follow-up assessment were included in the construction of an RC for psychosis. In the second phase of the SHARP sample of 100 subjects, 93 with data integrity were included to validate the performance of the SHARP-RC. RESULTS The SHARP-RC showed good discrimination of subsequent transition to psychosis with an AUC of 0.78 (p < 0.001). The individualized risk generated by the SHARP-RC provided a solid estimation of conversion in the independent validation sample, with an AUC of 0.80 (p = 0.003). A risk estimate of 20% or higher had excellent sensitivity (84%) and moderate specificity (63%) for the prediction of psychosis. The relative contribution of individual risk components can be simultaneously generated. The mobile app-based SHARP-RC was developed as a convenient tool for individualized psychosis risk appraisal. CONCLUSIONS The SHARP-RC provides a practical tool not only for assessing the probability that an individual at CHR will develop full psychosis, but also personal risk components that might be targeted in early intervention.
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- TianHong Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Department of Psychology, Florida A and M University, Tallahassee, Florida32307, USA
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 75 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA02115, USA
- Center for Psychiatric Research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Portland, Maine
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 75 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA02115, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Institute of Mental Health, The Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou215137, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Early Intervention, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Guangzhou510370, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Boston, MA02130, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Boston, MA02130, USA
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 75 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA02115, USA
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai200030, China
- Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), Bio-X Institutes, Shanghai, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology (CEBSIT), Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China
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Guo C, Huang X. Hospital anxiety and depression scale exhibits good consistency but shorter assessment time than Zung self-rating anxiety/depression scale for evaluating anxiety/depression in non-small cell lung cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e24428. [PMID: 33663054 PMCID: PMC7909105 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000024428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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This study aimed to compare Zung self-rating anxiety/depression scale (SAS/SDS) and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) regarding the detection rate, detection consistency, and time of assessment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.Totally 290 NSCLC patients who underwent surgical resection were consecutively recruited and clinical data of patients were collected. Patients' anxiety and depression were assessed using HADS and SAS/SDS when they were discharged from hospital and consumption of the time for completing HADS and SAS/SDS was recorded.The anxiety detection rates by SAS (57.9%) and HADS-A (51.0%) were of no difference (P = .095). Also, there was no difference in anxiety severity detected by the 2 scales (P = .467). Additional correlation analysis revealed that both anxiety scores (r = 0.702, P < .001) and detected anxiety (Kappa = 0.626, P < .001) were consistent by SAS and HADS-A. Regarding depression, depression detection rate by SDS (47.6%) was higher than that of HADS-D (39.3%) (P = .044); the depression severity by SDS was more advanced than that by HADS-D (P = .002). The subsequent correlation analysis showed that both depression scores (r = 0.639, P < .001) and detected depression (Kappa = 0.624, P < .001) were consistent by SDS and HADS-D. In addition, the time for HADS assessment (7.6 ± 1.2 minutes) was shorter than SAS/SDS assessment (16.2 ± 2.1 minutes) (P < .001).HADS could be a better choice for assessing anxiety and depression in NSCLC patients, benefiting from its shorter assessment time but consistent detection rate compared with SAS/SDS.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery 2, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Roberts NP, Kitchiner NJ, Lewis CE, Downes AJ, Bisson JI. Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 in a sample of trauma exposed mental health service users. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021; 12:1863578. [PMID: 34992744 PMCID: PMC8725778 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1863578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: PTSD self-report measures are frequently used in mental health services but very few have been evaluated in clinical samples that include civilians. The PCL-5 was developed to assess for DSM-5 PTSD. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PCL-5 in a sample of trauma-exposed mental health service users who were evidencing symptoms of PTSD. Method: Reliability and validity of the PCL-5 were investigated in a sample of 273 participants who reported past diagnosis for PTSD or who had screened positively for traumatic stress symptoms. Diagnostic utility was evaluated in comparison to the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). Results: The PCL-5 demonstrated high internal consistency, good convergent and divergent validity, acceptable stability and good diagnostic utility. However, operating characteristics differed from those found in other samples. Scores of 43-44 provided optimal efficiency for diagnosing PTSD. A post hoc regression analysis showed that depression explained more of the variance in PCL-5 total score than the CAPS-5. Conclusion: Whilst the PCL-5 is psychometrically sound it appears to have difficulty differentiating self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms from PTSD in trauma-exposed mental health service users and clinicians should take care to assess full symptomatology when individuals screen positively on the PCL-5. Clinicians and researchers should also take care not to assume that operating characteristics of self-report PTSD measures are valid for mental health service users, when these have been established in other populations.
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- Neil P. Roberts
- Psychology and Psychological Therapies Directorate, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Psychology and Psychological Therapies Directorate, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
- Veterans’ NHS Wales, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Nutley SK, Bertolace L, Vieira LS, Nguyen B, Ordway A, Simpson H, Zakrzewski J, Camacho MR, Eichenbaum J, Nosheny R, Weiner M, Mackin RS, Mathews CA. Internet-based hoarding assessment: The reliability and predictive validity of the internet-based Hoarding Rating Scale, Self-Report. Psychiatry Res 2020; 294:113505. [PMID: 33070108 PMCID: PMC8080473 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Hoarding Rating Scale, Self Report (HRS-SR) is a 5-item assessment developed to ascertain the presence and severity of hoarding symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of an online adaptation of the HRS-SR in a remote, unsupervised internet sample of 23,214 members of the Brain Health Registry (BHR), an online research registry that evaluates and longitudinally monitors cognition, medical and psychiatric health status. Convergent validity was assessed among a sub-sample of 1,183 participants who completed additional, remote measures of self-reported hoarding behaviors. Structured clinical interviews conducted in-clinic and via video conferencing tools were conducted among 230 BHR participants; ROC curves were plotted to assess the diagnostic performance of the internet-based HRS-SR using best estimate hoarding disorder (HD) diagnoses as the gold standard. The area under the curve indicated near-perfect model accuracy, and was confirmed with 10-fold cross validation. Sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing clinically relevant hoarding were optimized using an HRS-SR total score cut-off of 5. Longitudinal analyses indicated stability of HRS-SR scores over time. Findings indicate that the internet-based HRS-SR is a useful and valid assessment of hoarding symptoms, though additional research using samples with more diverse hoarding behavior is needed to validate optimal cut-off values.
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- Sara K Nutley
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States
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- San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States; Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; Department of Mental Health, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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Fernández-Martínez I, Morales A, Méndez FX, Espada JP, Orgilés M. Spanish Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Parent Version of the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ-P) in a Non-Clinical Sample of Young School-Aged Children. Span J Psychol 2020; 23:e45. [PMID: 33148355 DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2020.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The parent version of the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ-P) is a brief 13-item tool for the screening of depression in children from the age of 6 years. Despite the wide use of the SMFQ-P, its psychometric properties and factor structure remain understudied, with few data available for young school-aged children. The objective of this study was to examine for the first time the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the SMFQ-P in a non-clinical sample of Spanish-speaking children aged 6-8 years. Participants were 181 children whose parents completed the Spanish-adapted version of the SMFQ-P along with the parent version of other measures of anxiety and general difficulties and positive attributes. The SMFQ-P demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α = .83) and test-retest reliability over an eight-week period (ICC = .80), and good convergent and divergent validity. Factor analysis confirmed the original 13-item model, thus supporting the unidimensionality of the measure in the Spanish sample. Overall, this study provides initial empirical evidence for the utility of the SMFQ-P with Spanish-speaking children from early school ages, and extends the international support of the measure.
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Martínez-Lorca M, Martínez-Lorca A, Criado-Álvarez JJ, Armesilla MDC, Latorre JM. The fear of COVID-19 scale: Validation in spanish university students. Psychiatry Res 2020; 293:113350. [PMID: 32777619 PMCID: PMC7396130 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. Recently, Ahorsu et al. (2020) developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S). The present study aimed to translate and validate the FCV-19S in Spanish university students. The sample comprised 606 Spanish´undergraduates with a mean age of 21.59 years old. We also used a six items from the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) by van Knippenberg, Duivenvoorden, Bonke & Passchiner (1990). The Fear of COVID-19 scale used for the present survey evidenced a good alpha measure of internal consistency or reliability analysis with ordinal alpha and ordinal omega. Seven items with acceptable corrected item-total correlation were retained and further confirmed by significant and strong factor loadings. Concurrent validity was supported by the six items of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, a seven-item scale, has a stable unidimensional structure with robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the Spanish university students.
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- Manuela Martínez-Lorca
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Sciences Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain; Health Sciences Institute of Castile-La Mancha, Regional Health Welfare, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain
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Loyal D, Sutter AL, Rascle N. Screening Beyond Postpartum Depression: Occluded Anxiety Component in the EPDS (EPDS-3A) in French Mothers. Matern Child Health J 2020; 24:369-377. [PMID: 31974900 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-02885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION According to many studies, anxiety in the perinatal period is widespread and has many detrimental effects. Thus, screening measures should not be limited to assessing depression symptoms. The widely used Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) might assess depression but also anxiety symptoms. This study explores whether an anxiety dimension (EPDS-3A) was found and valid in French women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. METHODS French women were followed-up at late pregnancy and 2 and 4 months postpartum (N = 144, 138 and 129). They completed the EPDS and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A). Exploratory factor analyses were performed. Then to test its validity, the EPDS-3A was correlated with anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (EPDS-D) scores. Finally, prevalence estimates were computed according to recommended cut off. RESULTS The anxiety dimension assessed through the EPDS-3A was observed during the postpartum period but not during pregnancy. A two-factor structure (depression and anxiety) increases the variance explained at 2 and 4 months postpartum (respectively 6 and 12%). The EPDS-3A shows good internal consistency (≥ .70) and was more strongly associated with anxiety scores (HADS-A) (.48-.57) than with depression scores (EPDS-D) (.30-.39). Nearly 28% of mothers had scores that exceeded the EPDS-3A cut off (≥ 4) but not the full EPDS cut off (≥ 13 or more). DISCUSSION The EPDS contains an anxiety component (EPDS-3A) that can be found in French women during the postnatal period but not during pregnancy. It shows signs of internal consistency and validity. The EPDS-3A could be considered when screening for postpartum anxiety.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux Population Health, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux Population Health, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux, France
- Charles Perrens Hôpital, 121 Rue de la Béchade, 33076, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux Population Health, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux, France
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Forcadell E, Medrano L, Garcia-Delgar B, Fernández-Martínez I, Orgilés M, García C, Lázaro L, Lera-Miguel S. Psychometric Properties of the Children's Version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) in a Spanish Clinical Sample. Span J Psychol 2020; 23:e40. [PMID: 33079028 DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2020.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) has demonstrated good psychometric properties in several countries and cultures. Nevertheless, most of the previous studies that explore these properties have combined clinical and community samples. We aimed to validate the Spanish version of the SCAS in a large clinical sample (N = 130) of children and adolescents. The Spanish adaptation of the SCAS showed good internal consistency for the total scale, and good test-retest reliability for all the subscales. Furthermore, its convergent and discriminant validity were supported by significant correlations with other anxiety questionnaires (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders [SCARED], Youth Self-Report [YSR] subscales for anxiety disorders and internalizing symptomatology), and lower or non-significant correlations with depression symptoms and externalizing symptoms scales respectively. For the first time in a purely clinical sample, the original factor structure of the SCAS based on six correlated factors was confirmed. Future studies need to evaluate whether the factorial structure of the present instrument is the most suitable for use in clinical populations.
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Spain)
- CIBERSAM, Ministerio de Sanidad (Spain)
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Galvin JE, Tolea MI, Chrisphonte S. Using a patient-reported outcome to improve detection of cognitive impairment and dementia: The patient version of the Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS). PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240422. [PMID: 33057404 PMCID: PMC7561106 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Community detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) is a challenge. While Gold Standard assessments are commonly used in research centers, these methods are time consuming, require extensive training, and are not practical in most clinical settings or in community-based research projects. Many of these methods require an informant (e.g., spouse, adult child) to provide ratings of the patients' cognitive and functional abilities. A patient-reported outcome that captures the presence of cognitive impairment and corresponds to Gold Standard assessments could improve case ascertainment, clinical care, and recruitment into clinical research. We tested the patient version of the Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS) as a patient-reported outcome to detect MCI and ADRD. METHODS The patient QDRS was validated in a sample of 261 consecutive patient-caregiver dyads compared with the informant version of the QDRS, the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), neuropsychological tests, and Gold Standard measures of function, behavior, and mood. Psychometric properties including item variability, floor and ceiling effects, construct, concurrent, and known-groups validity, and internal consistency were determined. RESULTS The patient QDRS strongly correlated with Gold Standard measures of cognition, function, mood, behavior, and global staging methods (p-values < .001) and had strong psychometric properties with excellent data quality and internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.923, 95%CI:0.91-0.94). The patient QDRS had excellent agreement with the informant QDRS, the CDR and its sum of boxes (Intraclass Correlation Coefficients: 9.781-0.876). Receiver operator characteristic curves showed excellent discrimination between normal controls from CDR 0.5 (AUC:0.820;95% CI: 0.74-0.90) and for normal controls from any cognitive impairment (AUC:0.885;95% CI: 0.83-0.94). DISCUSSION The patient QDRS validly and reliably differentiates individuals with and without cognitive impairment and can be completed by patients through all stages of dementia. The patient QDRS is highly correlated with Gold Standard measures of cognitive, function, behavior, and global staging. The patient QDRS provides a rapid method to screen patients for MCI and ADRD in clinical practice, determine study eligibility, improve case ascertainment in community studies.
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- James E. Galvin
- Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Li JB, Wu AM, Feng LF, Deng Y, Li JH, Chen YX, Mai JC, Mo PK, Lau JT. Classification of probable online social networking addiction: A latent profile analysis from a large-scale survey among Chinese adolescents. J Behav Addict 2020; 9:698-708. [PMID: 32829311 PMCID: PMC8943659 DOI: 10.1556/jba-9-698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Problematic online social networking use is prevalent among adolescents, but consensus about the instruments and their optimal cut-off points is lacking. This study derived an optimal cut-off point for the validated Online Social Networking Addiction (OSNA) scale to identify probable OSNA cases among Chinese adolescents. METHODS A survey recruited 4,951 adolescent online social networking users. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses were applied to the validated 8-item OSNA scale to determine its optimal cut-off point. RESULTS The 3-class model was selected by multiple criteria, and validated in a randomly split-half subsample. Accordingly, participants were categorized into the low risk (36.4%), average risk (50.4%), and high risk (13.2%) groups. The highest risk group was regarded as "cases" and the rest as "non-cases", serving as the reference standard in ROC analysis, which identified an optimal cut-off point of 23 (sensitivity: 97.2%, specificity: 95.2%). The cut-off point was used to classify participants into positive (probable case: 17:0%) and negative groups according to their OSNA scores. The positive group (probable cases) reported significantly longer duration and higher intensity of online social networking use, and higher prevalence of Internet addiction than the negative group. CONCLUSIONS The classification strategy and results are potentially useful for future research that measure problematic online social networking use and its impact on health among adolescents. The approach can facilitate research that requires cut-off points of screening tools but gold standards are unavailable.
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- Ji-Bin Li
- Department of Clinical Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P.R.China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, P. R.China
- Center for Health Behaviours Research, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R.China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, P.R.China
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- Department of Statistics, Government Affairs Service Center of Health Commission of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510060, P.R.China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, P.R.China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, P.R.China
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- Department of Psychological Health Research, Center for Health Promotion of Primary and Secondary School of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Department of Psychological Health Research, Center for Health Promotion of Primary and Secondary School of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, P.R.China
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- Center for Health Behaviours Research, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R.China
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- Center for Health Behaviours Research, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R.China
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The Coping Questionnaire (CQ)-child and parent version-is an idiographic measure of youth's perceived ability to cope in anxiety provoking situations. Participants (N = 442; aged 7-17) met DSM-IV criteria for separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or social anxiety disorder. The internal consistency of the CQ was supported, and retest reliability and parent/child agreement were, as expected, modest. The CQ scores were significantly correlated in the expected direction with measures of anxiety symptoms and functioning, providing evidence of convergent and divergent validity. The criterion validity of the CQ also was supported: the CQ scores were significantly correlated with the clinical severity rating of the youth's principal diagnosis on ADIS. There was a significant correlation between change in CQ scores and in anxiety severity and symptoms following treatment. Results support the CQ as a measure to assess coping efficacy in anxious youths as part of evidence-based assessment.
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Gerbasi ME, Eldar-Lissai A, Acaster S, Fridman M, Bonthapally V, Hodgkins P, Kanes SJ, Meltzer-Brody S. Associations between commonly used patient-reported outcome tools in postpartum depression clinical practice and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Arch Womens Ment Health 2020; 23:727-735. [PMID: 32666402 PMCID: PMC7497318 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-020-01042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The objective of this study is to explore the associations between the patient-reported Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 and clinician-reported 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) in order to facilitate clinical decision-making. An integrated efficacy dataset of three randomized placebo-controlled trials (NCT02614547, NCT02942004, and NCT02942017) evaluating brexanolone injection, a neuroactive steroid chemically identical to allopregnanolone, in women with postpartum depression was used for this post hoc analysis. Data were pooled across treatment arms. Associations were assessed at day 30 (end-of-trial follow-up). Pearson correlation assessed the relationship between EPDS and PHQ-9 item and total scores and HAMD-17 total score. Cohen's kappa assessed agreement of EPDS remission (score < 10) and PHQ-9 remission (score < 5) with HAMD-17 remission (score ≤ 7). Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models were used to develop equations estimating HAMD-17 total scores from EPDS and PHQ-9 scores, respectively. The total scores showed large correlations (HAMD-17/EPDS: r = 0.71, p < 0.001; HAMD-17/PHQ-9: r = 0.75, p < 0.001). Individual EPDS and PHQ-9 items significantly correlated (r= 0.35 to 0.67, all p < 0.001) with HAMD-17 total score. EPDS had 79% sensitivity and 67% specificity to detect HAMD-17 remission; corresponding estimates for PHQ-9 were 76% and 78%. OLS models yielded the following equations: HAMD-17 total = 2.66 + (EPDS total × 0.87) and HAMD-17 total = 3.99 + (PHQ-9 total × 0.97). There were large and statistically significant associations between patient-reported outcomes (EPDS, PHQ-9) and clinician-reported outcomes (HAMD-17) as clinical improvements were associated with patient-reported symptom improvement. These results provide tools to help translate clinical trial data to clinical practice, thus aiding shared decision-making for this critical population.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
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Mental health concerns among children are pervasive, with one in five in North America experiencing a mental health issue. Unfortunately, only about a quarter will receive the support they need. interRAI is an organization of expert researchers and clinicians who develop integrated assessment systems to improve evaluation for vulnerable populations. The interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health Screener (ChYMH-S) is a brief screener that provides an initial assessment for early identification, triaging, and prioritization of services. This study assesses the psychometric properties of the ChYMH-S. Data from children aged 4-18 years across Ontario mental health agencies were obtained. The screener demonstrated strong inter-item reliability on all measured scales and good convergent validity with the Behaviour Assessment System for Children, with all hypothesized comparisons demonstrating positive, significant correlations. Overall, results provide initial support for the reliability and convergent validity of the ChYMH-S in detecting mental health concerns in child populations.
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- Department of Psychology, Social Sciences Centre, Western University, 1151 Richmond St., London, Ontario, N6G 2V4, Canada.
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Zatti C, de Oliveira SES, Guimarães LSP, Calegaro VC, Benetti SPDC, Serralta FB, Freitas LHM. Translation and cultural adaptation of the DSM-5 Personality Inventory - Brief Form (PID-5-BF). Trends Psychiatry Psychother 2020; 42:291-301. [PMID: 32520169 PMCID: PMC7879088 DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 - Brief Form (PID-5-BF) - is an instrument for assessment of the five pathological personality traits from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) alternative model of personality disorders. OBJECTIVES To determine the psychometric properties of the version of the PID-5-BF translated and adapted to Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS The process of translating and cross-culturally adapting the text was carried out by independent translators and the resulting version was administered to 176 patients in two hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul. The internal structure was tested by means of confirmatory factor analysis. Evidence of reliability was tested by examining the internal consistency of the scales and their convergent and concurrent validity with other methods of psychopathology. RESULTS The five factors were replicated in the present sample with adequate indicators of fit of the data to the model. Appropriate reliability coefficients for the scales and evidence of validity were observed, indicating the clinical usefulness of the PID-5-BF in the Brazilian context. CONCLUSION The psychometric properties of PID-5-BF proved satisfactory in an initial sample of Brazilians.
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- Cleonice Zatti
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do ComportamentoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRSBrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Psicologia ClínicaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Clínica e CulturaUniversidade de BrasíliaBrasíliaDFBrazilDepartamento de Psicologia Clínica e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Clínica e Cultura, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreRSBrazilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de NeuropsiquiatriaUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaSanta MariaRSBrazilDepartamento de Neuropsiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do ComportamentoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRSBrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em PsicologiaUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão LeopoldoRSBrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em PsicologiaUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão LeopoldoRSBrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do ComportamentoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto AlegreRSBrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto AlegreRSBrazilHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Zhang L, Li Z. A Mokken scale analysis of the Kessler-6 screening measure among Chinese older population: findings from a national survey. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:361. [PMID: 32962656 PMCID: PMC7507816 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01771-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aging population increases rapidly across the world. Timely and effective screening of their mental-health problems is important to individuals, families, and the whole society. The Kessler-6 screening measure (K6) is a very popular instrument for non-specific psychological distress. However, few studies have focused on the psychometric properties of this instrument in the older population. METHODS The present study employed Mokken scale analysis to evaluate its dimensionality and structure. This study also used differential item functioning (DIF) to examine whether the same structure existed across sex in a national representative sample of old Chinese people. Data were drawn from a public data set, the 2010 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS2010), and responses from a total of 6450 participants aged 60 years old and above (3136 males and 3314 females) were included in the final analysis. RESULTS Mokken scale analysis supported the unidimensional structure of the K6. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis revealed that two of the six items ("Hopeless" and "Everything was an effort") were marked for DIF based on the Chi-square. However, their impacts were negligible in terms of McFadden's pseudo R2. CONCLUSIONS The K6 demonstrates adequate psychometric properties in the old Chinese population. The sum of all six items can be used as an indicator of non-specific psychological distress. Differences in the indicator across sex should be considered as a real difference in psychological distress between the female and the male.
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- Lisong Zhang
- School of Sociology and Population, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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Keesler JM, Fukui S. Factor structure of the professional quality of life scale among direct support professionals: factorial validity and scale reliability. J Intellect Disabil Res 2020; 64:681-689. [PMID: 32696469 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Direct support professionals (DSPs) support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in activities of daily living. DSPs may experience both contentment and struggles with their work. As agencies grapple with their recruitment and retention, understanding DSPs' holistic work experience is important. The Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale assesses multiple domains of work experiences (i.e. compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress). Despite extensive use across helping professions, the ProQOL is largely absent from DSP research. METHOD This study examined the factor structure of the ProQOL with DSPs. Using secondary data from 495 DSPs, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to determine if the original three-factor structure holds for this population. RESULTS We confirmed the factorial validity of the ProQOL with the three-factor solution. In the validation process, some modifications were suggested to the model, which also improved the scale reliability. CONCLUSIONS The current study provides initial evidence of the factorial validity of the ProQOL when used with DSPs, as well as recommendations for subsequent improvements and future research.
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- J M Keesler
- School of Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- School of Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Zsido AN, Teleki SA, Csokasi K, Rozsa S, Bandi SA. Development of the short version of the spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory. Psychiatry Res 2020; 291:113223. [PMID: 32563747 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) has been widely used to measure the state and trait components of anxiety. We sought to develop a short, yet reliable and valid form of these scales for use in circumstances where the full-form is not feasible. We abbreviated the scales using item response theory analyses to retain the items that could discriminate the best among participants. One sample (N = 922) completed the state scale, a second sample (N = 2227) completed the trait scale, while a third sample (N = 250) completed the short forms. Our participants completed the Hungarian version of STAI alongside other measures to observe external validity. We calculated cut-off scores for the state (>9.5,) and trait (>13.5) scales. A total of 19.5% and 20.1% of the respondents reached the cut-off scores. The five-item short forms of STAI had sound psychometric properties that are comparable to those obtained on the full-form. The external validity of the scales is also demonstrated. We report detailed descriptive statistics that could be used in further studies as standards. The short scales are reliable measures that could be used in clinical screening and behavioural research; especially where practical considerations preclude the use of a longer questionnaire.
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- Andras N Zsido
- Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics & Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
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Research and policymaking on positive mental health and well-being have increased within the last decade, partly fueled by decreasing levels of well-being in the general population and among at-risk groups. However, measurement of well-being often takes place in the absence of reflection on the underlying theoretical conceptualisation of well-being. This disguises the fact that different rating scales of well-being often measure very different phenomena because rating scales are based on different philosophical assumptions, which represent radically different foundational views about the nature of well-being. The aim of this paper is to examine the philosophical foundation of the Well-Being Index WHO-5 in order to clarify the underlying normative commitments and the psychometric compromises involved in the translation of philosophical theory into practice. WHO-5 has been introduced as a rating scale that measures the affective and hedonistic dimensions of well-being. It is widely used within public health and mental health research. This paper introduces the philosophical theory of Hedonism and explores how two central assumptions that relate to hedonistic theory are reflected in the construction of WHO-5. The first concerns 'the hedonic balance', that is the relation between positive and negative emotions. The second assumption concerns 'the value of emotions', that is, how to determine the duration and intensity of emotions. At the end, Hedonism is contrasted with Life Satisfaction Theory, an alternative foundational theory of well-being, in order to clarify that the outlook of WHO-5 is more a rating system of positive affect than a cognitive judgement of overall life satisfaction. We conclude that it is important to examine the philosophical foundation of rating scales of well-being, such as WHO-5, in order to be fully able to assess the magnitude as well as the limits of their results.
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- Amalie Oxholm Kusier
- The Research Department for Health and Social Context, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Research Department for Health and Social Context, National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Behar-Zusman V, Chavez JV, Gattamorta K. Developing a Measure of the Impact of COVID-19 Social Distancing on Household Conflict and Cohesion. Fam Process 2020; 59:1045-1059. [PMID: 32621755 PMCID: PMC7362045 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This report introduces the COVID-19 Family Environment Scale (CHES), which aims to measure the impact of social distancing due to COVID-19 on household conflict and cohesion. Existing measures do not capture household experiences relevant to the pandemic, in which families are largely confined to their homes while sharing a life-threatening situation. Using best practice guidelines, we developed a pool of items and revised them with review by a panel of experts, and cognitive interviewing with community respondents. We administered the CHES by online survey to 3,965 adults. The CHES consists of 15 items for each of two subscales, household conflict (α = .847) and household cohesion (α = .887). Exploratory factor analysis yielded two factors, corresponding to the intended conflict and cohesion items, which accounted for 29% of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis partially supported the 2-factor model (RMSEA = .057; CFI = .729, TLI = .708, and SRMR = .098). The CHES also contains 25 optional items to describe respondent and household characteristics, and household-level COVID-19 exposure. The CHES, publicly available at https://elcentro.sonhs.miami.edu/research/measures-library/covid-19/index.html, provides a tool for measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on important determinants of resilience in the face of major stressful events. Further work is needed to address the factor structure and establish validity of the CHES.
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Yamaguchi S, Kawasoe Y, Nayuki K, Aoki T, Fujii C. Is intensive case management screening sheet score associated with service intensity? Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2020; 40:302-306. [PMID: 32672008 PMCID: PMC7722654 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Since April 2020, the new Japanese mental health system has used the Intensive Case Management Screening Sheet (ICMSS) to identify patients' needs for case management services. This study aimed to examine the association between ICMSS score and service intensity and compare the magnitude of association between ICMSS score and service intensity with other scales. METHODS We recruited patients who received case management services from a staff member in a psychiatric outpatient service, psychiatric day-care program, or outreach team based at one psychiatric hospital. Case management service needs and functioning were assessed using ICMSS, Global Assessment Functioning (GAF), and Personal and Social Performance (PSP). The case manager also documented all services received by the participant for 2 months. The association between each scale and service duration was examined. Furthermore, the magnitude of the association between each scale and service intensity was compared. RESULTS Overall, 138 participants were included in the analysis. The most common diagnosis was schizophrenia. Mean total service duration was weakly but significantly correlated with ICMSS (Spearman's ρ = 0.320), GAF (ρ = -0.198), and PSP (ρ = -0.275) scores. Poisson's regression models and postestimation testing showed that the coefficient for ICMSS score (B = 0.144; 95% CI = 0.141, 0.148) was significantly larger than the coefficients for GAF (B = -0.017, 95% CI = -0.017, -0.016, χ2 = 15.70, P < 0.001) and PSP (B=-0.016, 95% CI = -0.017, -0.016, χ2 = 14.64, P < 0.001) scores. CONCLUSION ICMSS may provide preliminary information on case management service needs, but the level of service should be based on the individual needs of each patient and shared decision-making between the patient and case manager.
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- Sosei Yamaguchi
- Department of Community Mental Health & LawNational Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryKodairaJapan
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- Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief BureauMinistry of Health Labour and WelfareChiyoda‐kuJapan
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- Department of Community Mental Health & LawNational Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryKodairaJapan
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