乌干达成年人的精神病查问卷的因素结构
Claire Kwagala1, Amantia Ametaj2, Hannah H Kim3
1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. clairekwagala01@gmail.com.
BMC psychiatry
|January 9, 2024
概括
精神病查问卷 (PSQ) 是一种有效的工具,用于检测乌干达的精神病症状. 这种查可以帮助在缺乏资源的环境中对心理健康进行早期干预.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 全球心理健康全球心理健康
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 精神病障碍显著影响发病率和死亡率.
- 早期发现精神病对于干预和改善结果至关重要.
- 由非专业人士管理的选工具在像乌干达这样的低资源环境中是有价值的.
研究的目的:
- 评估精神病查问卷 (PSQ) 的构造有效性和心理测量特性.
- 评估PSQ在乌干达人口中没有精神疾病病史的实用性.
主要方法:
- 在2018年2月至2020年3月期间,招募了2101名乌干达成年人的样本.
- 用确认因素分析 (CFA) 和项目响应理论 (IRT) 来分析PSQ的因素结构和项目属性.
- 参与者从一般医疗门诊机构招募,不包括那些急性酒精或物质使用问题的人.
主要成果:
- 对精神病症状的查结果呈阳性的患病率为13.9%.
- "奇怪的经历"是最常见的症状 (6.6%).
- 一个单维模型显示出很好的匹配,评估思维障碍和偏执的项目显示出最高的歧视.
结论:
- 精神病查问卷 (PSQ) 在乌干达证明了良好的有效性和心理测量特性.
- 在这个人群中,PSQ是有效的初始查工具,用于中度至高水平的精神病症状.
- 研究结果支持使用PSQ用于在资源较少的环境中早期检测精神病.
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