Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs): examination of the psychometric properties of two measures for burden of symptoms and quality of life in patients with depression or anxiety.
Nord J Psychiatry
; 72(4): 251-258, 2018 May.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for anxiety and depressive disorders are an important aspect of measurement-based care.AIM:
The aim of the study was to perform a clinimetric analysis of two PROMs scales in patents with depression and anxiety.METHODS:
Patients completed a 10-item version (SCL-10) of the Symptom Checklist to measure burden of symptoms and a brief 5-item version of World Health Organization Well-being scale (WHO-5) to measure quality of life. T-scores were used to standardize the SCL-10 and WHO-5 in terms of being in need of treatment. The coefficient of alpha and the coefficient of homogeneity were used to evaluate the internal consistency or scalability respectively of SCL-10 and WHO-5. Effect size statistics and Spearman correlation coefficients were used to measure the effect of gender and age, respectively.RESULTS:
A total of 801 patients were recruited from two Danish mental health centers with anxiety or depression. The standardization of the SCL-10 and WHO-5 by T-scores indicated that a T-score of 65 corresponding to being moderately in need of treatment and a T-score of 75 to be severely in need of treatment. The coefficient of alpha and the coefficient of homogeneity were both found acceptable for SCL-10 and WHO-5. No gender or age factors were found being in operation.CONCLUSION:
The results from the current study supported the use of the SCL-10 and WHO-5 as potential PROMs to capture symptom burden and quality of life within groups of people with anxiety or depression undergoing psychotherapy treatment.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos de Ansiedade
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Psicometria
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Qualidade de Vida
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article