TY - JOUR
T1 - A Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16) in Outpatients with Depression
AU - Roniger, A.
AU - Späth, C.
AU - Schweiger, U.
AU - Klein, J. P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Background: The self-rated, 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16) is a well-established measure of depression severity. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the German translation of the QIDS-SR16. Methods: 332 depressed German adults awaiting psychotherapy were assessed with the German translations of the QIDS-SR16, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-24). Results: Internal consistency for the QIDS-SR16 was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha=.77). Corrected item-total correlations indicated adequate discriminatory power of all the items. The QIDS-SR16 highly correlated with the BDI-II (r=.810) but only moderately correlated with the HRSD-24 (r=.581). Regarding discriminant validity, the QIDS-SR16 discriminated between patients with and without a depressive episode but not between patients with and without panic disorder. Conclusion: The German translation of the QIDS-SR16 has adequate psychometric properties. Our results support the usefulness of the German version of the QIDS-SR16 as a brief depression rating scale in clinical and research settings.
AB - Background: The self-rated, 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16) is a well-established measure of depression severity. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the German translation of the QIDS-SR16. Methods: 332 depressed German adults awaiting psychotherapy were assessed with the German translations of the QIDS-SR16, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-24). Results: Internal consistency for the QIDS-SR16 was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha=.77). Corrected item-total correlations indicated adequate discriminatory power of all the items. The QIDS-SR16 highly correlated with the BDI-II (r=.810) but only moderately correlated with the HRSD-24 (r=.581). Regarding discriminant validity, the QIDS-SR16 discriminated between patients with and without a depressive episode but not between patients with and without panic disorder. Conclusion: The German translation of the QIDS-SR16 has adequate psychometric properties. Our results support the usefulness of the German version of the QIDS-SR16 as a brief depression rating scale in clinical and research settings.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0041-110203
DO - 10.1055/s-0041-110203
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 26714254
AN - SCOPUS:84952305834
SN - 0720-4299
VL - 83
SP - e17-e22
JO - Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie
JF - Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie
IS - 12
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