Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Short Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (K-SPRINT).
OBJECTIVE
The Short Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Rating Interview (SPRINT) is a validated, eight-item, brief global assessment scale for PTSD. This report investigated the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the SPRINT (K-SPRINT).


METHODS
Eighty-seven PTSD patients, 47 other psychiatric patients, and 63 healthy control subjects were enrolled in the study. All subjects completed a psychometric assessment package that included the K-SPRINT and the Korean versions of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).


RESULTS
The K-SPRINT showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.82). K-SPRINT showed moderatecorrelations with CAPS (r = 0.71). An exploratory factor analysis produced one K-SPRINT factor. The optimal diagnostic efficiency (91.9%) of the K-SPRINT was found at a total score of 15, at which point the sensitivity and specificity were 90.8% and 92.7%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The present findings demonstrate that the K-SPRINT had good psychometric properties and can be used as a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of PTSD.
Kim
Tae-Suk
TS
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Chung
Moon Yong
MY
Kim
Won
W
Koo
Young Jin
YJ
Ryu
Seong Gon
SG
Kim
Eui-Jung
EJ
Woo
Jong-Min
JM
Kim
Tae-Hyung
TH
Yang
Jong-Chul
JC
Choi
Kyeong-Sook
KS
Pae
Chi-Un
CU
Seo
Ho-Joon
HJ
Lim
Hyun-Kook
HK
Chae
Jeong-Ho
JH
D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007723:Korea; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology