title: Evaluation of auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia: A validation study of the Malay version of Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS).
abstract: The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS) is the most widely used validated scale to measure the specific symptoms of auditory hallucination and delusion. The aim of this study was to validate and to examine the psychometric properties of the auditory hallucination component of the Malay PSYRATS (MyPSYRATS). The research was done in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) among 51 schizophrenia inpatients and outpatients who had experienced or reported verbal auditory hallucination. The psychometric properties of MyPSYRATS (auditory hallucination) were studied and a comparison was made between the psychometric properties obtained and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). The internal consistency of MyPSYRATS was good as revealed by Cronbach's alpha value. Factor analysis replicated three components (emotional, cognitive, and physical) similar to the factorial structure of the original auditory hallucination scale. However, two items were regrouped under the emotional component. Spearman's rank-order correlation showed a significant positive relationship between the total score of auditory hallucinations and PANSS auditory hallucinations item (P3). In conclusion, the auditory hallucination domain of MyPSYRATS is a reliable and valid assessment tool for further clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Suzaily
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wahab
authors.affiliation: Audiology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Normani
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Dinsuhaimi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sidek
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abdul Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abdul Rahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, 56000 Cheras, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Shamsul Azhar
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Audiology Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Krian, Malaysia; Audiology Programme, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, 53200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: alaudin.phd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Noor Alaudin
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Abdul Wahab
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
keywords: Psychometric; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Translation; Validity