The utility of the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in Two American Indian communities
作者： Christina M. Mitchell , Janette Beals
DOI: 10.1037/A0023288
关键词: CIDI 、 Scale (social sciences) 、 Psychology 、 Quality of life (healthcare) 、 Mood disorders 、 Psychiatry 、 Epidemiology 、 Test validity 、 Mental health 、 Psychometrics 、 Clinical psychology
摘要: The Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) has been used widely as a screener mental health problems and measure of severity impact problems. However, the applicability utility this assessments within American Indian communities not explored. Data were drawn from large-scale epidemiological study conducted in cooperation with two populations. Participants (n = 3,084) 15 – 54 years old, living on or near their home reservations; each completed an interview that included version Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) K6. Measures both physical- mental-health-related quality life (the SF-36) to examine importance K6 over above psychiatric diagnoses. was shown be appropriate screening mood disorders these samples. It also predicted health-related by diagnoses alone. Inclusion such complement more traditional dichotomous research clinical practice is recommended.
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