A Study of Reliability and Validity on the Korean Version of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents.
- Author:
Jeong Il KU
1
;
Tae Hyung KIM
;
Hun Jeong EUN
;
Mal Rye CHOI
;
Sun Mi LEE
;
Soo Jin CHO
;
Ok Sun SONG
;
Hyoung Wook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Presbyterian Medical Center (Jesus Hospital), Jeonju, Korea. psynrdr@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
CAPS-CA;
PTSD;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Child*;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Orphanages;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2006;45(6):571-577
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This present study was conducted to explore the reliability and the validity of Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents Korean version (CAPS-CA). METHODS: The Subjects were children and adolescents (8-13yrs) from different places: a certain elementary school, three orphanages, a general hospital, and two neuropsychiatric local clinics. Only subjects who experienced a catastrophic traumatic event were tested by CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC. RESULTS: The range of correlations between item-criterion were .67-.84. The coefficients of internal consistency were .87. and test-retest reliability was .90, were all the coefficients in the proper range. Inter-correlations of CAPS-CA, CDI, RCMAS, and TSC scale showed significant correlation. TSC showed the highest correlation coefficient. CAPS-CA can be a useful clinician- administered diagnostic instrument for children and adolescents PTSD symptoms. CONCLUSION: The reliability and the validity of CAPS-CA were confirmed. CAPS-CA could be applied for diagnostic purposes of PTSD in children and adolescents.
