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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Adapting the SRQ for Ethiopian Populations: A Culturally-Sensitive Psychiatric Screening Instrument
Transcultural Psychiatry, Volume 45, No. 4, Year 2008
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Description
The objective of the study was to develop a culturally sensitive psychiatric screening instrument valid for Ethiopians in Ethiopia and Israel. The study sample was composed of 356 Amharic-speaking Ethiopians from Ethiopia and Israel, aged 18—55, divided into three groups: i) general population; ii) people in non-psychiatric treatment; iii) people in psychiatric treatment. They were interviewed with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ), modified to include 10 culturally specific items, and the Brief Psychiatric Research Scale (BPRS) as a criterion of psychopathology. Physicians also completed an encounter form about the presence of mental health symptoms in participants. To make the questions more culturespecific, the translation of 12 items on the SRQ was changed. The content, construct, and criterion validity of each question were also examined, leading to the deletion of five items. The validity of the revised instrument (SRQ-F) was superior to that of the original instrument (SRQ). This study demonstrates the need for psychiatric screening instruments to be adapted to different cultures by incorporating meaningful translations and adding culturally specific items. © 2008, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Youngmann, Rafael
Israel, Emek Hefer
Ruppin Academic Center
Zilber, Nelly
Israel, Jerusalem
Falk Institute for Mental Health Studies
Workneh, Fikre
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Giel, Robert
Netherlands, Groningen
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Statistics
Citations: 84
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1363461508100783
ISSN:
13634615
Research Areas
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Ethiopia