Development and validation of a Haitian Creole screening instrument for depression.
Development and validation of a Haitian Creole screening instrument for depression.
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海地克里奥尔筛查工具的开发和验证。
DOI:
10.1177/1363461514543546
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发表时间:
2015-02
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Belkin GS
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作者:
Rasmussen A;Eustache E;Raviola G;Kaiser B;Grelotti DJ;Belkin GS
Developing mental health care capacity in post-earthquake Haiti is hampered by the lack of assessments that include culturally bound idioms Haitians use when discussing emotional distress. The current study describes a novel emic-etic approach to developing a depression screening for Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante. In Study 1 Haitian key informants were asked to classify symptoms and describe categories within a pool of symptoms of common mental disorders. Study 2 tested the symptom set that best approximated depression in a sample of depressed and not depressed Haitians in order to select items for the screening tool. The resulting 13-item instrument produced scores with high internal reliability that were sensitive to culturally-informed diagnoses, and interpretations with construct and concurrent validity (vis-à-vis functional impairment). Discussion focuses on the appropriate use of this tool and integrating emic perspectives into developing psychological assessments globally. The screening tool is provided as an Appendix.