BMC Psychiatry (Jun 2018)

Validity and reliability of the kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia present and lifetime version DSM-5 (K-SADS-PL-5) Spanish version

  • Francisco R. de la Peña,
  • Lino R. Villavicencio,
  • Juan D. Palacio,
  • Fernando J. Félix,
  • Marcela Larraguibel,
  • Laura Viola,
  • Silvia Ortiz,
  • Marcos Rosetti,
  • Andrea Abadi,
  • Cecilia Montiel,
  • Pablo A. Mayer,
  • Sofía Fernández,
  • Aurora Jaimes,
  • Miriam Feria,
  • Liz Sosa,
  • Andrés Rodríguez,
  • Patricia Zavaleta,
  • Daniela Uribe,
  • Frinne Galicia,
  • Diana Botero,
  • Santiago Estrada,
  • Arturo F. Berber,
  • Macarena Pi-Davanzo,
  • Consuelo Aldunate,
  • Gabriela Gómez,
  • Ivannah Campodónico,
  • Paula Tripicchio,
  • Ignacio Gath,
  • Manuel Hernández,
  • Lino Palacios,
  • Rosa E. Ulloa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1773-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

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Abstract Background There are various language adaptations of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL). In order to comply with the changes in DSM classification, the Spanish edition of the interview was in need of update and evaluation. Methods K-SADS-PL was adapted to correspond to DSM-5 categories. All clinicians received training, and a 90% agreement was reached. Patients and their parents or guardians were interviewed and videotaped, and the videos were exchanged between raters. Factor analysis was performed and inter-rater reliability was calculated only in the case of diagnoses in which there were more than five patients. Results A total of 74 subjects were included. The Factor Analysis yielded six factors (Depressive, Stress Hyperarousal, Disruptive Behavioral, Irritable Explosive, Obsessive Repetitive and Encopresis), representing 72% of the variance. Kappa values for inter-rater agreement were larger than 0.7 for over half of the disorders. Conclusions The factor structure of diagnoses, made with the instrument was found to correspond to the DSM-5 disorder organization. The instrument showed good construct validity and inter-rater reliability, which makes it a useful tool for clinical research studies in children and adolescents.

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