title: Preliminary Psychometrics of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy-Youth.
abstract: The authors examined the preliminary psychometrics of a depression screening tool for youth with epilepsy. Development involved content analysis, cognitive interviewing, and qualitative analysis. Ninety-three youths with epilepsy aged 10 to 17 years completed the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy-Youth and the depression module of a standardized clinical interview. Caregivers rated seizure severity and completed the Pediatric Symptom Checklist. Results indicated strong reliability indices, including test-retest, κ value, and internal consistency for the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy-Youth. It was significantly associated with the other measures of depression and psychosocial functioning. Factor analyses revealed a 1-factor solution for 9 items, with 35.7% of the variance explained. An optimal cutoff score of 27 resulted in a sensitivity index of 0.80 and a specificity index of 0.71. The Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy-Youth is a screening tool that can be utilized in routine epilepsy care, but further evaluation is necessary.
authors.affiliation: 1College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Janelle L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Gigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Pamela L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fedele
keywords: depression; epilepsy; mental health screening