title: The French adaptation of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents Self-Rated Form (F-HoNOSCA-SR): validation and clinical routine use.
abstract: The current study aimed to explore the validity of an adaptation into French of the self-rated form of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (F-HoNOSCA-SR) and to test its usefulness in a clinical routine use. One hundred and twenty nine patients, admitted into two inpatient units, were asked to participate in the study. One hundred and seven patients filled out the F-HoNOSCA-SR (for a subsample (N=17): at two occasions, one week apart) and the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). In addition, the clinician rated the clinician-rated form of the HoNOSCA (HoNOSCA-CR, N=82). The reliability (assessed with split-half coefficient, item response theory (IRT) models and intraclass correlations (ICC) between the two occasions) revealed that the F-HoNSOCA-SR provides reliable measures. The concurrent validity assessed by correlating the F-HoNOSCA-SR and the SDQ revealed a good convergent validity of the instrument. The relationship analyses between the F-HoNOSCA-SR and the HoNOSCA-CR revealed weak but significant correlations. The comparison between the F-HoNOSCA-SR and the HoNOSCA-CR with paired sample t-tests revealed a higher score for the self-rated version. The F-HoNSOCA-SR was reported to provide reliable measures. In addition, it allows us to measure complementary information when used together with the HoNOSCA-CR.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit, University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (USCAP), Rue du Bugnon 25A, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: Sebastien.Urben@chuv.ch.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urben
authors.affiliation: Mobile Team for Children and Adolescents, USCAP, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.affiliation: LabDCI, Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantzouranis
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Adolescents, Sierre, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwery
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Adolescents, Sierre, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mahi
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Adolescents, USCAP, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Swen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Courosse
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Adolescents, Sierre, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guignet
authors.affiliation: University Service of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (USCAP), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Halfon
authors.affiliation: Mobile Team for Children and Adolescents, USCAP, Lausanne, Switzerland; Psychiatric Inpatient Unit for Adolescents, USCAP, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Clinical use; HoNOSCA; Self-rated instrument; Validation study