Psychometric validation of the Korean version of structured interview for post-traumatic stress disorder (K-SIP)

Won Kim, Daeho Kim, Ho Jun Seo, Sang Yeol Lee, Seung Ho Ryu, Jung Bum Kim, Moon Yong Chung, Young Jin Koo, Seong Gon Ryu, Eui Jung Kim, Tae Suk Kim, Hyun Kook Lim, Jong Min Woo, Jeong Ho Chae

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Abstract

For diagnosis and management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the easily administered assessment tool is essential. Structured Interview for PTSD (SIP) is a validated, 17-item, simple measurement being used widely. We aimed to develop the Korean version of SIP (K-SIP) and investigated its psychometric properties. Ninety-three subjects with PTSD, 73 subjects with mood disorder or anxiety disorder as a psychiatric control group, and 88 subjects as a healthy control group were enrolled in this study. All subjects completed psychometric assessments that included the K-SIP, the Korean versions of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and other assessment tools. The K-SIP presented good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.92) and test-retest reliability (r=0.87). K-SIP showed strong correlations with CAPS (r=0.72). Among three groups including PTSD patients, psychiatric controls, and normal controls, there were significant differences in the K-SIP total score. The potential cut-off total score of K-SIP was 20 with highest diagnostic efficiency (91.9%). At this point, the sensitivity and specificity were 95.5% and 88.4%, respectively. Our result showed that K-SIP had good reliability and validity. We expect that K-SIP will be used as a simple but structured instrument for assessment of PTSD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-31
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Korean Medical Science
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2009

Keywords

  • Post-Traumatic
  • Stress disorder
  • Validation studies

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