Translation and validation of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) for autism diagnosis in Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 70(3): 185-90, 2012 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22392110
OBJECTIVE: To translate into Brazilian Portuguese the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), an extremely useful diagnostic tool in autism. METHODS: A case-control study was done to validate the ADI-R. After being translated, the interview was applied in a sample of 20 patients with autism and 20 patients with intellectual disability without autism, in order to obtain the initial psychometric properties. RESULTS: The internal consistency was high, with a of Crombach of 0.967. The validity of criterion had sensitivity and specificity of 100%, having as a gold standard the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. The interview had high discriminant validity, with higher scores in the group of patients with autism, as well as high interobserver consistency, with median kappa of 0.824. CONCLUSION: The final version of ADI-R had satisfactory psychometric characteristics, indicating good preliminary validation properties. The instrument needs to be applied in bigger samples in other areas of the country.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtorno Autístico
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Entrevista Psicológica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil