title: Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Short Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (K-SPRINT).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Suk
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Moon Yong
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Won
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Seong Gon
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Eui-Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Tae-Hyung
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kyeong-Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chi-Un
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Ho-Joon
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hyun-Kook
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Jeong-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chae
mesh_terms: 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