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| Title |
Validation of online psychometric instruments for common mental health disorders: a systematic review
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-016-0735-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wouter van Ballegooijen, Heleen Riper, Pim Cuijpers, Patricia van Oppen, Johannes H. Smit |
| Abstract |
Online questionnaires for measuring common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders are increasingly used. The psychometrics of several pen-and-paper questionnaires have been re-examined for online use and new online instruments have been developed and tested for validity as well. This study aims to review and synthesise the literature on this subject and provide a framework for future research. We searched Medline and PsycINFO for psychometric studies on online instruments for common mental health disorders and extracted the psychometric data. Studies were coded and assessed for quality by independent raters. We included 56 studies on 62 online instruments. For common instruments such as the CES-D, MADRS-S and HADS there is mounting evidence for adequate psychometric properties. Further results are scattered over different instruments and different psychometric characteristics. Few studies included patient populations. We found at least one online measure for each of the included mental health disorders and symptoms. A small number of online questionnaires have been studied thoroughly. This study provides an overview of online instruments to refer to when choosing an instrument for assessing common mental health disorders online, and can structure future psychometric research. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 5 | 83% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 211 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 206 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 17% |
| Researcher | 33 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 39 | 18% |
| Unknown | 40 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 82 | 39% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 11% |
| Unknown | 55 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 July 2020.
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#7,039,059
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#2,414
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#95,126
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#45
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