title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Danish consensus version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of the present study were to (i) cross-culturally adapt a Danish consensus version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and (ii) evaluate its psychometric properties in terms of agreement, reliability, validity, responsiveness, and interpretability among patients with work-related stress complaints.
  
  
  METHODS
  A consensus-building process was performed involving the authors of the three previous Danish translations and the consensus version was back-translated into English and pilot-tested. Psychometric properties of the final version were examined in a sample of 64 patients with work-related stress complaints.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The face validity, reliability, and internal consistency of the Danish consensus version of the PSS-10 were satisfactory, and convergent construct validity was confirmed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the change scores showed that the ability of the PSS-10 to correctly classify patients as improved or unchanged according to the patients' own judgment was acceptable. The estimates of minimal clinically important change were 11 points and 28% for absolute and relative change scores, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Danish consensus version of the PSS-10 appears to be feasible for use in clinical research settings and has good psychometric properties in terms of agreement, reliability, validity, responsiveness, and interpretability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Medicine, The Regional Hospital West Jutland, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 -Herning, Denmark. Anita.Eskildsen@vest.rm.dk.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eskildsen
authors.forename: Vita Ligaya
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Dalgaard
authors.forename: Kent Jacob
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Johan Hviid
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zachariae
authors.forename: Lis Raabæk
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: David Høyrup
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Christiansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003718:Denmark; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D016272:Occupational Health; D010465:Perception; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012372:ROC Curve; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic