The Reliability,Validity of PANSS and its Implication
- VernacularTitle:阳性和阴性症状量表(PANSS,中文版)的信、效度研究
- Author:
Tianmei SI
;
Jianzhong YANG
;
Liang SHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychiatry Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale psychometric studies validity reliability schizophrenia
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study the reliability, validity of PANSS(Chinese version) and its implication.Methods:105 schizophrenic patients were recruited and were evaluated using PANSS. The principle component analysis and reliability analysis were used to study the factor structure and internal reliability, homogeneity among items.Results:Factor analysis resulted in a five-factor: negative, positive, excitement-hostile, anxiety/depression, cognitive defect. The internal consistency reliability was 0.87 (Cronbach ?). The internal consistency reliability of the 5 dimensions ranged from 0.74～0.90.Conclusion:The structure, validity and reliability of PANSS (Chinese version) are acceptable. PANSS can be used to assess the symptoms of schizophrenia in Chinese patients.
