scholarly journals Nine Forward–Backward Translations of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 With Cultural Checks

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrice Nabbe ◽  
Jean Yves Le Reste ◽  
Morgane Guillou-Landreat ◽  
Radost Assenova ◽  
Djurdjica Kasuba Lazic ◽  
...  

Introduction: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) is an effective, reliable, and ergonomic tool that can be used for depression diagnosis and monitoring in daily practice. To allow its broad use by family practice physicians (FPs), it was translated from English into nine European languages (Greek, Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Catalan, Galician, Spanish, Italian, and French) and the translation homogeneity was confirmed. This study describes this process.Methods: First, two translators (an academic translator and an FP researcher) were recruited for the forward translation (FT). A panel of English-speaking FPs that included at least 15 experts (researchers, teachers, and practitioners) was organized in each country to finalize the FT using a Delphi procedure.Results: One or two Delphi procedure rounds were sufficient for each translation. Then, a different translator, who did not know the original version of the HSCL-25, performed a backward translation in English. An expert panel of linguists compared the two English versions. Differences were listed and a multicultural consensus group determined whether they were due to linguistic problems or to cultural differences. All versions underwent cultural check.Conclusion: All nine translations were finalized without altering the original meaning.

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane E. Green ◽  
Frank H. Walkey ◽  
Iian A. McCormick ◽  
Anthony J. W. Taylor

Author(s):  
Leonard R. Derogatis ◽  
Ronald S. Lipman ◽  
Karl Rickels ◽  
E. H. Uhlenhuth ◽  
Lino Covi

Author(s):  
María Rodríguez-Barragán ◽  
María Isabel Fernández-San-Martín ◽  
Ana Clavería-Fontán ◽  
Susana Aldecoa-Landesa ◽  
Marc Casajuana-Closas ◽  
...  

Depression constitutes a major public health problem due to its high prevalence and difficulty in diagnosis. The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) scale has been identified as valid, reproducible, effective, and easy to use in primary care (PC). The purpose of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the HSCL-25 and validate its Spanish version. A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out at six PC centers in Spain. Validity and reliability were assessed against the structured Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Out of the 790 patients, 769 completed the HSCL-25; 738 answered all the items. Global Cronbach’s alpha was 0.92 (0.88 as calculated for the depression dimension and 0.83 for the anxiety one). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed one global factor and two correlated factors with a correlation of 0.84. Area under the curve (AUC) was 0.89 (CI 95%, 0.86–0.93%). For a 1.75 cutoff point, sensibility was 88.1% (CI 95%, 77.1–95.1%) and specificity was 76.7% (CI 95%, 73.3–79.8%). The Spanish version of the HSCL-25 has a high response percentage, validity, and reliability and is well-accepted by PC patients.


1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-220
Author(s):  
P. Cialdella ◽  
F. Munoz ◽  
N. Mamelle

RésuméLa Hopkins Symptom Checklist-58 ou HSCL-58 (Derogatis et al., 1974) est un autoquestionnaire de 58 items largement employé au cours des essais de psychotropes et en épidémiologie psychiatrique pour l’évaluation des troubles névrotiques et affectifs. Cet instrument permet des scores sur 5 dimensions définies sur des bases théoriques et empiriques (analyses factorielles), dont la validité repose sur la stabilité de la structure factorielle au sein de différents échantillons. Or, la plupart des analyses factorielles de la HSCL-58 ont concerné des groupes de patients recrutés dans des centres de soin (groupes cliniques). Il importait donc de vérifier la stabilité factorielle sur des sujets névrotiques provenant d’une population tout-venant (groupes subcliniques).Au cours d’une enquête épidémiologique sur les facteurs de risque de prématurité (Mamelle et al., 1987), menée dans 4 maternités de Lyon, 1 643 femmes enceintes de 6 mois avaient rempli un questionnaire psychopathologique comprenant 45 items extraits de la HSCL (la plupart des items manquants par rapport à la HSCL-58 n’appartenaient à aucune des 5 dimensions). Les évaluations d’avant-grossesse ont été utilisées pour définir un groupe ≪subclinique≫, en sélectionnant les femmes qui avaient obtenu les scores totaux à la HSCL (45 items) les plus élevés, ce score procurant une estimation de gravité névrotique. Le seuil de gravité ne pouvant être qu’arbitraire, nous avons décidé de retenir un ratio nombre de sujets/nombre de variables égal à 10. Au total, 457 femmes (27,8% de l’échantillon initial) ont été considérées dans l’analyse. Pour nous assurer de la proximité de ce groupe ≪subclinique≫ d’avec les groupes ≪cliniques≫, nous avons comparé les notes moyennes des items d’anxiété et de dépression de notre échantillon avant et après sélection, avec celles de 3 groupes décrits par Derogatis et al. (1974) : 2 groupes cliniques, un de patients névrotiques anxieux, un autre de déprimés névrotiques, et un troisième groupe de sujets normaux, représentatif de la population d’Oackland. Une analyse en composantes principales avec rotation varimax assortie d’une méthode de choix du nombre de facteurs décrite par Comrey (1978) a été utilisée. Les notes moyennes des items d’anxiété et de dépression de notre groupe ≪subclinique≫ de 457 femmes se sont révélées proches de celles des névrotiques anxieux de Derogatis, mais plus faibles que celles des déprimés névrotiques, et plus élevées que celles des sujets normaux (Tableau I). Une solution à 4 facteurs est apparue la meilleure: ≪vulnérabilité≫, ≪somatisation≫, ≪tension≫, et ≪troubles cognitifs≫ (Tableau II). Deux facteurs (somatisation et troubles cognitifs) reproduisent de près la structure attendue, le facteur vulnérabilité étant proche d’un facteur dépression, mais les items de sensitivité et d’anxiété n’ont pas formé les facteurs espérés.Nos résultats confirment donc les données de la littérature concernant la stabilité relative des dimensions somatisation et obsession (ou plutôt troubles cognitifs), et l’instabilité des dimensions anxiété et sensitivité, le cas de la dépression étant intermédiaire. Il semble, en conclusion, que les scores dimensionnels de la HSCL-58 ne présentent pas une validité suffisante pour être employés dans les groupes subcliniques.


1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 723-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Solyom ◽  
Carol Solyom ◽  
Barry Ledwidge

Two patients suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder which had proven refractory to clomipramine and/or phenelzine treatment were successfully treated with fluoxetine, a new drug with a strong serotonin uptake inhibiting action. Outcome of treatment was measured on psychometric tests including the Leyton Obsessive Inventory, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-90, Beck Depression Inventory, and daily self-reports of the duration and degree of discomfort of their most severe obsessions. The delay in responding to fluoxetine, the continuing improvement even after one year on the drug, and the prompt relapse with abrupt withdrawal of treatment were noted.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Raudzah Ghazali ◽  
Ask Elklit ◽  
Rekaya Vincent Balang ◽  
M. Ameenudeen Sultan ◽  
Yoke Yong Chen

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1075-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin A H Berrevoets ◽  
Jaap ten Oever ◽  
Anke J M Oerlemans ◽  
Bart Jan Kullberg ◽  
Marlies E Hulscher ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Our aim in this study was to develop quality indicators (QIs) for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) care that can be used as metrics for quality assessment and improvement. Methods A RAND-modified Delphi procedure was used to develop a set of QIs. Recommendations on appropriate OPAT care in adults were retrieved from the literature using a systematic review and translated into potential QIs. These QIs were appraised and prioritized by a multidisciplinary panel of international OPAT experts in 2 questionnaire rounds combined with a meeting between rounds. Results The procedure resulted in 33 OPAT-specific recommendations. The following QIs that describe recommended OPAT care were prioritized by the expert panel: the presence of a structured OPAT program, a formal OPAT care team, a policy on patient selection criteria, and a treatment and monitoring plan; assessment for OPAT should be performed by the OPAT team; patients and family should be informed about OPAT; there should be a mechanism in place for urgent discussion and review of emergent clinical problems, and a system in place for rapid communication; laboratory results should be delivered to physicians within 24 hours; and the OPAT team should document clinical response to antimicrobial management, document adverse events, and monitor QIs for OPAT care and make these data available. Conclusions We systematically developed a set of 33 QIs for optimal OPAT care, of which 12 were prioritized by the expert panel. These QIs can be used to assess and improve the quality of care provided by OPAT teams.


1985 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem A. Arrindell ◽  
Cas Schaap

SummaryIn a successful attempt at extending the construct validity of the Dutch version of the Maudsley Marital Questionnaire (MMQ), its sub-scales were correlated with the Marital Deprivation Scale, the Sexuality Experiencing Scale, the Marital Communication Inventory, and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist.


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