Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the PTSD Checklist Civilian Version in North Korean Defectors.
10.4306/jknpa.2014.53.6.410
- Author:
Song In OH
1
;
Sung Doo WON
;
So Hee LEE
;
So Young YOO
;
Hyun Chung KIM
;
Hye Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Keyo Medical Foundation Keyo Hospital, Uiwang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
PTSD Checklist;
Screening test;
North Korean defectors;
Reliability;
Validity
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Inpatients;
MMPI;
Outpatients;
Psychometrics;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2014;53(6):410-417
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted for development of the Korean version of the Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist civilian version (PCL-C) by evaluating its reliability and validity for the North Korean defectors population. METHODS: A total of 69 North Korean defectors participated in this study. All patients were recruited from the psychiatric outpatient or inpatient ward. We categorized the participants into two groups according to the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) diagnosis of PTSD (PTSD, n=32 ; Non-PTSD, n=37). All Subjects completed psychometric assessments, including the PCL-C, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-PTSD), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). RESULTS: Findings provided support for psychometric properties of the Korean version of the PCL-C. The PCL-C showed good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha=0.93), and a significantly positive correlation with CAPS and MMPI-PTSD (r=0.47, r=0.61, respectively). The optimal cutoff point of PCL-C for the North Korean defectors was at a total score of 56 with sensitivity and specificity of 0.88, and 0.50, respectively. CONCLUSION: Overall, the Korean version of the PCL-C appears to be a valid and reliable measure of PTSD symptoms among the North Korean defectors.
