Arabic Translation, Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the 7-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Two Community Samples
| Autor: | Ahmad N. Alhadi, Mohammed A. Alarabi, Abdulaziz T. Alshomrani, Raafat M. Shuqdar, Mohammad T. Alsuwaidan, Roger S. McIntyre |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 167-172 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2075-051X 2075-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.008 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Depression is a common mental disorder, the severity of which is frequently assessed via interview-based clinical scales such as the 7-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-7). The current study aimed to translate and examine the validity of an Arabic version of the HAMD-7 scale. Methods: This study took place between February and March 2016 in the Psychiatry Department of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The HAMD-7 scale was translated into Arabic using forward and backward translation methods. A total of 153 Arabic speakers were recruited to test the translated scale, including 57 medical students and 96 members of the general public. The Arabic version of the HAMD-7 scale was completed by trained investigators during face-toface interviews with the participants. In order to assess convergent validity, participants also completed an Arabic version of the self-assessed Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale. Subsequently, the test-retest reliability of the translated HAMD-7 scale was evaluated two weeks later during a second interview. Results: Overall, HAMD-7 scores were positively correlated with PHQ-9 scores (r = 0.633–0.749). Moreover, the translated HAMD-7 scale proved to be reliable in terms of test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient: 0.807; P |
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