Validation of a French adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire among torture survivors from sub-Saharan African countries
Validation of a French adaptation of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire among torture survivors from sub-Saharan African countries
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DOI：
10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.19225
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Jehel, Louis
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作者：
de Fouchier, Capucine;Blanchet, Alain;Jehel, Louis
背景资料：到目前为止，没有有效的工具，在法语存在筛选创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的幸存者的酷刑和有组织的violence.Objective：本研究的目的是适应和验证哈佛创伤问卷（HTQ），这一人群。对来自撒哈拉以南非洲国家的52名讲法语的酷刑幸存者进行了改编，在专门治疗中心接受心理治疗。一个结构化的临床采访DSM也进行了评估，如果他们符合标准PTSD.Results：HTQ第4部分的Cronbach的α系数是足够的（0.95）。标准的有效性进行了评估，使用受试者工作特征曲线分析，产生良好的分类准确性创伤后应激障碍（0.83）。在最初的截止分数为2.5，HTQ表现出较高的敏感性和特异性（0.87和0.73，分别）。结论：结果支持的可靠性和有效性的HTQ的法国版本。
Background: To date no validated instrument in the French language exists to screen for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors of torture and organized violence.Objective: The aim of this study is to adapt and validate the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) to this population.Method: The adapted version was administered to 52 French-speaking torture survivors, originally from sub-Saharan African countries, receiving psychological treatment in specialized treatment centers. A structured clinical interview for DSM was also conducted in order to assess if they met criteria for PTSD.Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the HTQ Part 4 was adequate (0.95). Criterion validity was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis that generated good classification accuracy for PTSD (0.83). At the original cut-off score of 2.5, the HTQ demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity (0.87 and 0.73, respectively).Conclusion: Results support the reliability and validity of the French version of the HTQ.