Translation and validation of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) for autism diagnosis in Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Michele M. Becker¹  Mário B. Wagner²  Cleonice A. Bosa²  Carlo Schmidt¹  Danae Longo¹  Clarissa Papaleo¹  Rudimar S. Riesgo² 

[1] ,UFRGSPorto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: neurology;    pediatrics;    autistic disorder;    child;    adolescent;    diagnosis;    translating;    validation studies;    neurologia;    pediatria;    transtorno autístico;    criança;    adolescente;    diagnóstico;    tradução;    estudos de validação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2012000300006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To translate into Brazilian Portuguese the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), an extremely useful diagnostic tool in autism. METHODS: A case-control study was done to validate the ADI-R. After being translated, the interview was applied in a sample of 20 patients with autism and 20 patients with intellectual disability without autism, in order to obtain the initial psychometric properties. RESULTS: The internal consistency was high, with a of Crombach of 0.967. The validity of criterion had sensitivity and specificity of 100%, having as a gold standard the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. The interview had high discriminant validity, with higher scores in the group of patients with autism, as well as high interobserver consistency, with median kappa of 0.824. CONCLUSION: The final version of ADI-R had satisfactory psychometric characteristics, indicating good preliminary validation properties. The instrument needs to be applied in bigger samples in other areas of the country.

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