scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of an Interviewer-Administered Adaptation of the Youth Self-Report for Mental Health Screening of Vulnerable Young People in Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e0147267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Geibel ◽  
Kassahun Habtamu ◽  
Gebeyehu Mekonnen ◽  
Nrupa Jani ◽  
Lynnette Kay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Youth Self Report

scholarly journals POS1321 MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 943.1-943
Author(s):  
S. Eulert ◽  
M. Niewerth ◽  
J. Hörstermann ◽  
C. Sengler ◽  
D. Windschall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Patient Health

Background:Mental disorders often begin in the vulnerable phase of adolescence and young adulthood. Young people with chronic diseases are particularly at risk. Early recognition of mental health problems is necessary in order to be able to support those affected in a timely and adequate manner. By implementing a web-based generic screening tool for mental health in routine care, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and mental health conditions can be identified and provided with targeted treatment.Objectives:To investigate the prevalence of mental health conditions in young people with JIA in routine rheumatology care.Methods:Mental health screening is implemented as an add-on module to the National Paediatric Rheumatology Database (NPRD). The current data was gathered over a period of 24 months. Patients complete the screening tool which includes the Patient Health Questionnaire1 (PHQ-9, score 0-27) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale2 (GAD-7, score 0-21) via a web-based questionnaire. The cut-off for critical values in PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were defined as values ≥ 10. Simultaneously, other data, such as sociodemographic data, disease activity (cJADAS10, score 0-30), functional status (CHAQ, score 0-3) were collected as well.Results:The analysis included 245 patients (75% female) with a mean age of 15.7 years and a mean disease duration of 8.8 years. 38.8% of the patients had oligoarthritis (18.0% OA, persistent/20.8% OA, extended) and 23.3% RF negative polyarthritis. At the time of documentation 49 patients (30.6%) had an inactive disease (cJADAS10 ≤ 1) and 120 (49.4%) no functional limitations (CHAQ = 0). In total, 53 patients (21.6%) had screening values in either GAD-7 or PHD-9 ≥10. Patients with critical mental health screening values showed higher disease activity and more frequent functional limitations than inconspicuous patients (cJADAS10 (mean ± SD): 9.3 ± 6 vs. 4.9 ± 4.9; CHAQ: 0.66 ± 0.6 vs. 0.21 ± 0.42). When compared to males, females were significantly more likely to report either depression or anxiety symptoms (11.7% vs. 24.9%, p = 0.031).17.6% of all patients with valid items for these data reported to receive psychological support, meaning psychotherapeutic support (14.5%) and/or drug therapy (8.6%). Among those with a critical mental health screening score, 38.7% received psychological support (psychotherapeutic support (35.5%) and/or drug therapy (16.1%)).Conclusion:Every fifth young person with JIA reported mental health problems, however, not even every second of them stated to receive psychological support. The results show that screening for mental health problems during routine adolescent rheumatology care is necessary to provide appropriate and targeted support services to young people with a high burden of illness.References:[1]Löwe B, Unützer J, Callahan CM, Perkins AJ, Kroenke K. Monitoring depression treatment outcomes with the patient health questionnaire-9. Med Care. 2004 Dec;42(12):1194-201.[2]Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22; 166(10):1092-7.[3]The screening data were collected as part of COACH (Conditions in Adolescents: Implementation and Evaluation of Patient-centred Collaborative Healthcare), a project supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FKZ: 01GL1740F).Disclosure of Interests:Sascha Eulert: None declared, Martina Niewerth: None declared, Jana Hörstermann: None declared, Claudia Sengler: None declared, Daniel Windschall: None declared, Tilmann Kallinich: None declared, Jürgen Grulich-Henn: None declared, Frank Weller-Heinemann Consultant of: Pfizer, Abbvie, Sobi, Roche, Novartis, Ivan Foeldvari Consultant of: Gilead, Novartis, Pfizer, Hexal, BMS, Sanofi, MEDAC, Sandra Hansmann: None declared, Harald Baumeister: None declared, Reinhard Holl: None declared, Doris Staab: None declared, Kirsten Minden: None declared

Mental health screening by self-report questionnaire among community adolescents in Southern Brazil

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo B. Feijó ◽  
Mauricio Saueressig ◽  
Cristiano Salazar ◽  
Márcia L.F. Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Southern Brazil

scholarly journals Mental health screening questionnaire: A Study on reliability and correlation with perceived stress score

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
P. Sharma ◽  
G. Devkota
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Screening Questionnaire ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale

 Introduction: Screening of mental disorders and psychological distress is important in clinical as well as research setting. The objective of this study is to test the reliability of mental health screening questionnaire developed by authors and see its correlation with perceived stress scale scores. Material and Method: A self-report screening instrument was designed by the authors in consultation with experts and was tested for reliability among 162 participants from general population gathered for stress management program. The correlation of the designed scale was tested with the Perceived Stress Scale score. Results: Scale reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) for the designed psychological distress scale was found to be 0.7558 which is regarded as having acceptable internal consistency. The questions of the designed scale had weak to moderate positive correlation with the score on Perceived Stress Scale. Conclusion: Despite many shortcomings of the designed scale we may be able to use it for basic screening of psychological distress and mental health problems. We recommend the validity of scale be tested in larger sample size.

scholarly journals Mental health screening amongst police officers: factors associated with under-reporting of symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth E. Marshall ◽  
Josie Milligan-Saville ◽  
Katherine Petrie ◽  
Richard A. Bryant ◽  
Philip B. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background Mental health screening in the workplace aims to identify employees who are becoming symptomatic, in order to provide timely support and evidence-based interventions to those affected. Given the stigma associated with mental illness, accurate disclosure of mental health symptoms cannot be assumed. The present study sought to investigate factors associated with the accurate reporting of mental health symptoms amongst police officers. Methods A total of 90 serving police officers completed identical mental health screening surveys, one administered by the employer and the other anonymously by an independent organisation. Responses were then linked to compare differences in the number and severity of mental health symptoms reported on each questionnaire. Results Comparisons of matched self-report scores indicated that employees under-reported symptoms of mental health disorders when completing screening administered by their employer, with only 76.3% of symptoms declared. Under-reporting occurred regardless of gender and symptom type. Less senior staff (p = 0.05) and those with the most severe post-traumatic stress disorder and common mental disorder symptoms (p = 0.008) were significantly more likely to under-report symptoms. Conclusions Employer-administered mental health screening is not able to accurately capture all mental health symptoms amongst first responders. The fact that the severity of symptoms predicted the level of under-reporting means that simple changes to cut-off values cannot correct this problem.

scholarly journals Development and Psychometric Testing of the Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1587
Author(s):  
Aya Kondou ◽  
Mari Haku ◽  
Toshiyuki Yasui
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Scale

The mental health of fathers influences the development of children and the functioning of families significantly. However, there is no useful scale for the mental health screening of childrearing fathers. This study developed a Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers (MSCF) and determined its reliability and validity. Childrearing fathers are working fathers who co-parent with their spouses. This survey was conducted in two stages: a pilot study and a main survey. Data were obtained from 98 fathers raising preschoolers in the pilot study and 306 fathers in the main survey. The collected data were used to confirm the construct validity, criterion-related validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability. The final MSCF consisted of 25 items comprising four factors: peaceful familial connection, healthy mind and body, satisfying paternal alliances, and leading a meaningful life as a parent. The internal consistency reliability estimated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total scale was 0.918. The validity of the MSCF was logically secured using a confirmatory factor analysis. The MSCF can be an effective tool for mental health screening among fathers in relation to the burden of childrearing during regular infant health checks.

scholarly journals An integrated model of care for young people with liver disease and transplant

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 424
Author(s):  
Anna Hames ◽  
Anna Simpson ◽  
Faith Matcham ◽  
Jemma Day ◽  
Deepak Joshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Young People ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Clinical Team ◽  
Patient Reported

Rationale, aims and objectives: Young people (YP) with chronic illness have increased risk of mental health problems.   This   paper   evaluates   the   feasibility,   acceptability   and effectiveness of incorporating routine electronic mental health screening into the standard multidisciplinary healthcare of YP with chronic liver disease and liver transplant.Methods: One hundred and eighty-seven YP (mean age 18 years, 53% female) attending routine appointments in a tertiary service in the UK completed mental health screening prior to their clinic appointment. These standardized measures (the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ9] and the 7-item Generalised Anxiety questionnaire [GAD7]) were completed using an informatics system that facilitates routine collection of patient-reported outcomes, with real-time feedback to guide clinical care. Responses are immediately uploaded to medical notes and evaluated by the clinical team. Fifty-three YP completed an additional feasibility measure. YP screening positive were assessed by the clinical team, with appropriate support offered. Level of clinician agreement with screening programme was ascertained by the team’s clinical psychologist.Results: YP reported that completing the electronic screening was acceptable, a positive experience and that routine mental health screening in this manner would not affect the way they felt about coming to clinic. Clinician judgement corroborated 31 of the 33 YP who screened as positive for anxiety/depression. Screening did not effectively identify all YP warranting psychosocial input.Conclusions: Screening using electronic measures, with responses uploaded in real-time to medical notes for consultant review, can facilitate the rapid identification of mental health problems in YP with physical health problems, in an acceptable and time/cost-effective way. This should be combined with the support of embedded mental health practitioners within physical healthcare environments.

scholarly journals Establishing reliability and validity for mental health screening instruments in resource-constrained settings: Systematic review of the PHQ-9 and key recommendations

2020 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 113236
Author(s):  
Haley A. Carroll ◽  
Kimberly Hook ◽  
Oscar F. Rojas Perez ◽  
Christy Denckla ◽  
Christine Cooper Vince ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Screening Instruments ◽  
Resource Constrained

Preliminary Validation of the Subjective Academic Problems Scale: A New Tool to Aid in Triaging School Mental Health Screening Results

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the preliminary structural, convergent, and incremental classification validity of responses to the Subjective Academic Problems Scale (SAPS), which is a seven-item self-report behavior rating scale intended for use as a triaging tool within secondary-level school mental health screening contexts. Findings from psychometric analyses carried out with Sample 1 ( N = 177) indicated that responses to the SAPS were characterized by a unidimensional measurement model and that scores derived from the scale had convergent validity with scores from several other self-reported measures of student wellbeing and mental health problems. Results from analyses conducted with Sample 2 ( N = 219) confirmed the unidimensionality of responses to the SAPS measurement model and demonstrated that SAPS scores had incremental validity, when used in conjunction with scores from a self-report internalizing problems screener, for identifying students with greater levels of mental health risk. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Conducting Universal Complete Mental Health Screening via Student Self-Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Moore ◽  
Oscar Widales-Benitez ◽  
Katherine W. Carnazzo ◽  
Eui Kyung Kim ◽  
Kathryn Moffa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Complete Mental Health
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