French version validation of the psychotic symptom rating scales (PSYRATS) for outpatients with persistent psychotic symptoms
| Autor: | Jérôme Favrod, Sabrina Bardy, Stéphane Morandi, Pascale Ferrari, Charles Bonsack, Fabienne Giuliani, Claude Hayoz, Shyhrete Rexhaj |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male PANSS medicine.medical_specialty PANSS - Delusions Psychometrics Hallucinations lcsh:RC435-571 PSYRATS Delusions Validity Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Delusion Rating scale lcsh:Psychiatry Outpatients medicine Humans Psychiatry Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale Grandiosity Reproducibility of Results Hallucination medicine.disease Reliability 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Convergent validity Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Female Schizophrenic Psychology France medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Switzerland Clinical psychology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Psychiatry, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 161 (2012) Bmc Psychiatry, vol. 12, pp. 161 BMC Psychiatry BMC psychiatry |
| Popis: | Background Most scales that assess the presence and severity of psychotic symptoms often measure a broad range of experiences and behaviours, something that restricts the detailed measurement of specific symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) is a clinical assessment tool that focuses on the detailed measurement of these core symptoms. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the French version of the PSYRATS. Methods A sample of 103 outpatients suffering from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders and presenting persistent psychotic symptoms over the previous three months was assessed using the PSYRATS. Seventy-five sample participants were also assessed with the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Results ICCs were superior to .90 for all items of the PSYRATS. Factor analysis replicated the factorial structure of the original version of the delusions scale. Similar to previous replications, the factor structure of the hallucinations scale was partially replicated. Convergent validity indicated that some specific PSYRATS items do not correlate with the PANSS delusions or hallucinations. The distress items of the PSYRATS are negatively correlated with the grandiosity scale of the PANSS. Conclusions The results of this study are limited by the relatively small sample size as well as the selection of participants with persistent symptoms. The French version of the PSYRATS partially replicates previously published results. Differences in factor structure of the hallucinations scale might be explained by greater variability of its elements. The future development of the scale should take into account the presence of grandiosity in order to better capture details of the psychotic experience. |
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