Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depres...Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depression,anxiety and stress in workers with reliable and valid instruments.The present study aims to validate the Malay version of the short form Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) among Malaysian workers designed to screen the self-reported of depression,anxiety and stress among workers in Malaysia.Eighty-eight workers of two major automotive assembly plants in Pekan,Pahang consented to participate in the study and was administered the Malay version of the DASS-21.Translation (English-Malay) and back translation (Malay-English) of the DASS-21 was made to ensure the face validity of the questionnaire.Reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency whilst construct validity was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis with varimax rotation).The results indicated that the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were acceptable for DASS-Depression (0.81),DASS-Anxiety (0.85) and DASS-Stress (0.85).Exploratory factor analysis showed three meaningful common factors that could explain the three theoretical dimensions or constructs of the DASS-21.The validation study suggests that the Malay version of DASS-21 is reliable and valid screening instruments for assessing self-reported depression,anxiety and stress in Malaysian working population.展开更多
目的:考察个体和社会功能量表中文版(Chinese version of the Personal and Social Performancescale,PSP-CHN)在抑郁障碍患者中的信度和效度。方法:收集74例符合《精神障碍诊断和统计手册》第四版(Diagnostic and Statistical Mannual ...目的:考察个体和社会功能量表中文版(Chinese version of the Personal and Social Performancescale,PSP-CHN)在抑郁障碍患者中的信度和效度。方法:收集74例符合《精神障碍诊断和统计手册》第四版(Diagnostic and Statistical Mannual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition,test revision,DSM-IV-TR)抑郁障碍诊断标准的门诊或住院患者,其中6例参加了研究者之间一致性培训,68例(急性期42例,稳定期26例)进行了大体功能量表(Global Assessment of Functioning Scale,GAF))、Hamilton抑郁量表17项(Ham-ilton Depression Rating Scale17items,HAMD-17)和PSP-CHN检查,分析PSP-CHN量表评估抑郁障碍患者的内部一致性、PSP-CHN与GAF的一致性(效标效度)以及与患者疾病严重度的相关性(关联效度),32例患者在首次PSP-CHN评估后的5～7天内,由另一名研究者对其进行第2次检查,评价PSP-CHN在抑郁障碍患者中的重测信度。26例HAMD17评分>17分的患者,接受标准化治疗8周后,评估HAMD17评分和PSP-CHN的评分变化。结果:PSP-CHN量表的内部一致性Cronbachα系数为0.71,PSP-CHN总分的研究者之间一致性Kappa值为0.82(ICC=0.94),重测一致性ICC=0.90。PSP-CHN总分与GAF总分呈正相关(r=0.95,P<0.001),与HAMD-17总分负相关(r=-0.54),急性期和稳定期与PSP-CHN总分相关的抑郁因子不同。结论:个体和社会功能量表中文版可以评价抑郁症患者的个体和社会功能,但是总体信度低于在精神分裂症患者中的评估。展开更多
基金support from the IRPA research grant of the Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation(MOSTI) in the Eighth Malaysia Plan(8-MP) budget(project no:06-02-05-2079-PR0061/09-03)
文摘Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depression,anxiety and stress in workers with reliable and valid instruments.The present study aims to validate the Malay version of the short form Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) among Malaysian workers designed to screen the self-reported of depression,anxiety and stress among workers in Malaysia.Eighty-eight workers of two major automotive assembly plants in Pekan,Pahang consented to participate in the study and was administered the Malay version of the DASS-21.Translation (English-Malay) and back translation (Malay-English) of the DASS-21 was made to ensure the face validity of the questionnaire.Reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency whilst construct validity was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis with varimax rotation).The results indicated that the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were acceptable for DASS-Depression (0.81),DASS-Anxiety (0.85) and DASS-Stress (0.85).Exploratory factor analysis showed three meaningful common factors that could explain the three theoretical dimensions or constructs of the DASS-21.The validation study suggests that the Malay version of DASS-21 is reliable and valid screening instruments for assessing self-reported depression,anxiety and stress in Malaysian working population.
文摘目的:考察个体和社会功能量表中文版(Chinese version of the Personal and Social Performancescale,PSP-CHN)在抑郁障碍患者中的信度和效度。方法:收集74例符合《精神障碍诊断和统计手册》第四版(Diagnostic and Statistical Mannual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition,test revision,DSM-IV-TR)抑郁障碍诊断标准的门诊或住院患者,其中6例参加了研究者之间一致性培训,68例(急性期42例,稳定期26例)进行了大体功能量表(Global Assessment of Functioning Scale,GAF))、Hamilton抑郁量表17项(Ham-ilton Depression Rating Scale17items,HAMD-17)和PSP-CHN检查,分析PSP-CHN量表评估抑郁障碍患者的内部一致性、PSP-CHN与GAF的一致性(效标效度)以及与患者疾病严重度的相关性(关联效度),32例患者在首次PSP-CHN评估后的5～7天内,由另一名研究者对其进行第2次检查,评价PSP-CHN在抑郁障碍患者中的重测信度。26例HAMD17评分>17分的患者,接受标准化治疗8周后,评估HAMD17评分和PSP-CHN的评分变化。结果:PSP-CHN量表的内部一致性Cronbachα系数为0.71,PSP-CHN总分的研究者之间一致性Kappa值为0.82(ICC=0.94),重测一致性ICC=0.90。PSP-CHN总分与GAF总分呈正相关(r=0.95,P<0.001),与HAMD-17总分负相关(r=-0.54),急性期和稳定期与PSP-CHN总分相关的抑郁因子不同。结论:个体和社会功能量表中文版可以评价抑郁症患者的个体和社会功能,但是总体信度低于在精神分裂症患者中的评估。
