title: Psychometric properties of an interviewer-administered version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K10) among Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish respondents.
abstract: The Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K10) is an instrument that is widely used to screen for mental disorders, but information is lacking on its psychometric qualities in non-Western samples. This study used a population-based sample (N = 725) to assess the reliability and validity of the K10 across ethnic groups in an urban area. The results were generally supportive of the K10 as a reliable and valid instrument to screen for anxiety and depression in all three groups. Cronbach's alpha was high (0.93) and the results indicated the existence of a solid single factor structure. Item bias in relation to ethnic background was minor. In each group, there was good criterion validity with respect to one-month DSM-IV diagnosis for depressive and/or anxiety disorder. The results nevertheless highlight the importance of cross-cultural validation, as we found different cut-off values for ethnic subgroups to obtain optimal sensitivity and specificity for detecting depressive and/or anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion, Municipal Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. tfassaert@ggd.amsterdam.nl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fassaert
authors.forename: M A S
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: De Wit
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tuinebreijer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Verhoeff
authors.forename: A T F
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Beekman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dekker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco; D009426:Netherlands; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
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