Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of DSM-5 Depression Severity Scale-Child Form/DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olcegi Cocuk Formu Turkce surumunun guvenilirligi ve gecerliligi

• Published in: Anadolu psikiyatri dergisi Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 237
• Main Authors: Sapmaz, Sermin Yalin, Yalin, Nefize, Erkuran, Handan Ozek, Oztekin, Signem, Tanriverdi, Bengisu Uzel, Koroglu, Ertugrul, Aydemir, Omer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Analysis; Care and treatment; Childhood mental disorders; Depression (Mood disorder); Medical research; Psychological aspects
• ISSN: 1302-6631
• DOI: 10.5455/apd.220713

Objective: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of DSM-5 Depression Severity ScaleChild Form. Methods: The scale was prepared by carrying out the translation and back- translation of DSM-5 Depression Severity Scale-Child Form. Study group consisted of 46 patients that have been treated in a child psychiatry unit and diagnosed with depressive disorder and 135 healthy volunteers that were attending middle or high school during the study period. For the assessment, Child Depression Inventory (CDI) was used along with DSM-5 Depression Severity Scale-Child Form. Results: Regarding reliability analyses, Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.911 while item- total score correlation coefficients were measured between 0.579 and 0.801. As for construct validity, a factor that could explain 59.2% of the variance was obtained and was consistent with the original structure of the scale. In the concurrent validity analysis, the scale showed a high correlation with Child Depression Inventory with a correlation coefficient value measured as r=0.847. Conclusion: It was concluded that Turkish version of DSM-5 Depression Severity Scale-Child Form could be utilized as a valid and reliable tool both in clinical practice and for research purposes. (Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2017; 18(3):237-242) Keywords: DSM-5, Depression Severity Scale, reliability, validity Giris: Bu calismada DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olcegi Cocuk Formunun Turkce surumunun guvenilirligi ve gecerliliginin calisilmasi amaclanmistir. Yontem: DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olcegi Cocuk Formunun cevirisi ve geri cevirisi yapilip olcek hazirlanmistir. Arastirma gruplari cocuk psikiyatri kliniginde tedavi goren ve depresif bozuk-luk tanisi konan 46 hasta ile ortaokul ve lise ogrencilerinden olusan 135 saglikli gonulluden olusmustur. Degerlendirmede DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olceginin yani sira, Cocuklar icin Depresyon Olcegi kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Guvenilirlik analizlerinde Cronbach alfa ic tutarlilik katsayisi 0.91, madde-toplam puan baginti katsayilari 0.58-0.80 arasinda saptanmistir. Yapi gecerliliginde varyansin %59.2'sini aciklayan bir faktor elde edilmistir ve ozgun olcegin yapisi ile uyumludur. Birlikte gecerlilikte Cocuklar icin Depresyon Olcegi ile baginti katsayisi r=0.847 olup yuksek duzeyde baginti gostermistir. Sonuc: DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olcegi Cocuk Formu Turkce surumunun hem klinik uygulamada, hem de arastirmalarda guvenilir ve gecerli bicimde kullanilabilecegi gosterilmistir. (Ana-dolu Psikiyatri Derg 2017; 18(3):237-242) Anahtar sozcukler: DSM-5 Depresyon Siddet Olcegi, guvenilirlik, gecerlilik