Diagnostic performance of the PTSD checklist and the Vietnam Era Twin Registry PTSD scale. (6th June 2014)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Diagnostic performance of the PTSD checklist and the Vietnam Era Twin Registry PTSD scale. (6th June 2014)
- Main Title:
- Diagnostic performance of the PTSD checklist and the Vietnam Era Twin Registry PTSD scale
- Authors:
- Magruder, K.
Yeager, D.
Goldberg, J.
Forsberg, C.
Litz, B.
Vaccarino, V.
Friedman, M.
Gleason, T.
Huang, G.
Smith, N. - Abstract:
- <abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="sec1"> <title>Aims.</title> <p>Self-report questionnaires are frequently used in clinical and epidemiologic studies to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A number of studies have evaluated these scales relative to clinician administered structured interviews; however, there has been no formal evaluation of their performance relative to non-clinician administered epidemiologic assessments such as the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). We examined the diagnostic performance of two self-report PTSD scales, the PTSD checklist (PCL) and the Vietnam Era Twin Registry (VET-R) PTSD scale, compared to the CIDI.</p> </sec> <sec id="sec2"> <title>Methods.</title> <p>Data were derived from a large epidemiologic follow-up study of PTSD in 5141 Vietnam Era Veterans. Measures included the PCL, VET-R PTSD scale and CIDI. For both the PCL and VET-R PTSD scale, ROC curves, areas under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, % correctly classified, likelihood ratios, predictive values and quality estimates were generated based on the CIDI PTSD diagnosis.</p> </sec> <sec id="sec3"> <title>Results.</title> <p>For the PCL and VET-R PTSD scale the AUCs were 89.0 and 87.7%, respectively. Optimal PCL cutpoints varied from the 31–33 range (when considering sensitivity and specificity) to the 36–56 range (when considering quality estimates). Similar<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="sec1"> <title>Aims.</title> <p>Self-report questionnaires are frequently used in clinical and epidemiologic studies to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A number of studies have evaluated these scales relative to clinician administered structured interviews; however, there has been no formal evaluation of their performance relative to non-clinician administered epidemiologic assessments such as the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). We examined the diagnostic performance of two self-report PTSD scales, the PTSD checklist (PCL) and the Vietnam Era Twin Registry (VET-R) PTSD scale, compared to the CIDI.</p> </sec> <sec id="sec2"> <title>Methods.</title> <p>Data were derived from a large epidemiologic follow-up study of PTSD in 5141 Vietnam Era Veterans. Measures included the PCL, VET-R PTSD scale and CIDI. For both the PCL and VET-R PTSD scale, ROC curves, areas under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, % correctly classified, likelihood ratios, predictive values and quality estimates were generated based on the CIDI PTSD diagnosis.</p> </sec> <sec id="sec3"> <title>Results.</title> <p>For the PCL and VET-R PTSD scale the AUCs were 89.0 and 87.7%, respectively. Optimal PCL cutpoints varied from the 31–33 range (when considering sensitivity and specificity) to the 36–56 range (when considering quality estimates). Similar variations were found for the VET-R PTSD, ranging from 31 (when considering sensitivity and specificity) to the 37–42 range (when considering quality estimates).</p> </sec> <sec id="sec4"> <title>Conclusions.</title> <p>The PCL and VET-R PTSD scale performed similarly using a CIDI PTSD diagnosis as the criterion. There was a range of acceptable cutpoints, depending on the metric used, but most metrics suggested a lower PCL cutpoint than in previous studies in Veteran populations.</p> </sec> </abstract> … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences. Volume 24:Number 5(2015)
- Journal:
- Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
- Issue:
- Volume 24:Number 5(2015)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 24, Issue 5 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0024-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 415
- Page End:
- 422
- Publication Date:
- 2014-06-06
- Subjects:
- Epidemiology -- Periodicals
Mental illness -- Periodicals
Community psychiatry -- Periodicals
362.2 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=EPS ↗
http://www.pensiero.it/pensiero/Progr/Dettagli.asp?QualeRamo=Psich&IDPubblicazione=57 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1017/S2045796014000365 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2045-7960
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