Psychometric evaluation of the Malay version of the Montgomery- Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-BM)

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Huai Seng Loh¹  Abdul Rahim Mat Yassim²  Kit-Aun Tan³  Anne Yee⁴  Chong Guan Ng⁴ 

[1] Clinical Academic Unit (Family Medicine), Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, No. 1, Jalan Sarjana 1, Kota Ilmu, EduCity@Iskandar, 79200, Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia;Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Building, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia;Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Malaya Center for Addiction Sciences (UMCAS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;

关键词: Depressive Symptom;    Concurrent Validity;    Great Symptom Severity;    Malay Version;    Hedonic Experience;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-015-0587-6

 received in 2014-08-18, accepted in 2015-08-13,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study examines the psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Montgomery-Ǻsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-BM).MethodsA total of 150 participants with (n = 50) and without depression (n = 100) completed the self-rated version of the Montgomery-Ǻsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S), the Malay versions of the MADRS-BM, the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II-M), the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), and the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS-M).ResultsWith respect to dimensionality of the MADRS-BM, we obtained one factor solution. With respect to reliability, we found that internal consistency was satisfactory. The scale demonstrated excellent parallel form reliability. The one-week test-retest reliability was good. With respect to validity, positive correlations between the MADRS-BM, BDI-II-M, and the GHQ and negative correlation between the MADRS-BM and SHAPS-M provide initial evidence of MADRS-BM’s concurrent validity. After adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, educational level, and marital status, individuals with depression significantly reported higher MADRS-BM scores than did individuals without depression. Hence, there is additional evidence for concurrent validity of the MADRS-BM. Cut-off score of 4 distinguished individuals with depression from individuals without depression with a sensitivity of 78 % and a specificity of 86 %.ConclusionsThe MADRS-BM demonstrated promising psychometric properties in terms of dimensionality, reliability, and validity that generally justifies its use in routine clinical practice in Malaysia.

【 授权许可】

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© Yee et al. 2015