Comparative psychometric analyses of the SCL-90-R and its short versions in patients with affective disorders
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Comparative psychometric analyses of the SCL-90-R and its short versions in patients with affective disorders. / Prinz, Ulrich; Nutzinger, Detlev O; Schulz, Holger; Petermann, Franz; Braukhaus, Christoph; Andreas, Sylke.
in: BMC PSYCHIATRY, Jahrgang 13, 01.01.2013, S. 104.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Comparative psychometric analyses of the SCL-90-R and its short versions in patients with affective disorders
AU - Prinz, Ulrich
AU - Nutzinger, Detlev O
AU - Schulz, Holger
AU - Petermann, Franz
AU - Braukhaus, Christoph
AU - Andreas, Sylke
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread application of Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R), its psychometric weaknesses have repeatedly been noted. This study aimed to comparatively assess the psychometric properties of the SCL-90-R scales and the scales of its short versions Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Symptom Checklist-27 (SCL-27), Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), Symptom Checklist-14 (SCL-14), and Symptom Checklist short version-9 (SCL-K-9) in patients with affective disorders.METHODS: The data of 2,727 patients within the main treatment group of affective disorders were assessed according to the DSM-IV. Patients completed the SCL-90-R and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).RESULTS: There were no significant differences regarding the internal consistency of the SCL-90-R scales and the scales of the short versions. The dimensional structure was only supported for the short versions BSI-18, SCL-14 and SCL-K-9. The assessment of convergent validity revealed high correlations. With regard to the discriminant validity, there were medium correlations. With regard to the sensitivity of change, no significant differences between the scales were found.CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the scales of the short versions show mostly satisfactory psychometric properties in comparison to the scales of the SCL-90-R. The results support the application of the short versions as screening instruments, especially the BSI-18, and more economic variants of the SCL-90-R covering a wide range of psychopathological symptoms.
AB - BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread application of Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL-90-R), its psychometric weaknesses have repeatedly been noted. This study aimed to comparatively assess the psychometric properties of the SCL-90-R scales and the scales of its short versions Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Symptom Checklist-27 (SCL-27), Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18), Symptom Checklist-14 (SCL-14), and Symptom Checklist short version-9 (SCL-K-9) in patients with affective disorders.METHODS: The data of 2,727 patients within the main treatment group of affective disorders were assessed according to the DSM-IV. Patients completed the SCL-90-R and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).RESULTS: There were no significant differences regarding the internal consistency of the SCL-90-R scales and the scales of the short versions. The dimensional structure was only supported for the short versions BSI-18, SCL-14 and SCL-K-9. The assessment of convergent validity revealed high correlations. With regard to the discriminant validity, there were medium correlations. With regard to the sensitivity of change, no significant differences between the scales were found.CONCLUSIONS: In summary, the scales of the short versions show mostly satisfactory psychometric properties in comparison to the scales of the SCL-90-R. The results support the application of the short versions as screening instruments, especially the BSI-18, and more economic variants of the SCL-90-R covering a wide range of psychopathological symptoms.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Factor Analysis, Statistical
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mood Disorders
KW - Personality Inventory
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Sensitivity and Specificity
KW - Severity of Illness Index
U2 - 10.1186/1471-244X-13-104
DO - 10.1186/1471-244X-13-104
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23537095
VL - 13
SP - 104
JO - BMC PSYCHIATRY
JF - BMC PSYCHIATRY
SN - 1471-244X
ER -