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A French study of the Dominic Interactive.

J P Valla1, V Kovess, C Chan Chee

  • 1Rivière des Prairies Hospital, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|September 21, 2002
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The Dominic Interactive, a child mental health assessment tool, is appropriate for use in France. It accurately distinguishes between referred and non-referred children, showing good performance and acceptability.

Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Psychometric Assessment
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • The Dominic Interactive is a computerized, pictorial questionnaire developed in North America for children aged 6-11 to assess their perception of symptoms.
  • It aims to balance children's self-perception with that of parents and school professionals, incorporating a strengths and competencies scale.
  • The tool is designed as a video game-like experience, with most children completing it within 10-15 minutes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the appropriateness of the Dominic Interactive for assessing French children, given potential cultural differences.
  • To determine if the instrument's performance in France aligns with its North American validation.

Main Methods:

  • The study involved 253 community children and 150 children from outpatient clinics across four French cities.

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  • Children in outpatient clinics also received clinical diagnoses.
  • Analyses focused on prevalence estimates, relationships between instrument scores and clinical judgments, and score differences between clinically diagnosed and non-diagnosed children.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant differences in scores were found between clinically referred and non-referred children for most diagnoses.
    • The Dominic Interactive scores differentiated between referred children with and without a clinical diagnosis, except for oppositional disorder.
    • Parental acceptability was high, children enjoyed the activity, and clinicians provided positive feedback.

    Conclusions:

    • Both reference data and clinical judgment support the Dominic Interactive's appropriateness for child mental health assessment in France.
    • The instrument demonstrated good performance in the French context, suggesting potential applicability in other international settings.
    • Limitations include potential discrepancies in clinical judgment between sites and small sample sizes in certain sub-analyses.