Avaliação De Um Instrumento De Mensuração De Morbidade Psíquica: Estudo De Validação Do Self-Reporting Questionnaire (Srq-20)

Abstract

O Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), desenvolvido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde, tem sido utilizado para mensuração de nível de suspeição de transtornos mentais em estudos brasileiros, especialmente em grupos de trabalhadores. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o desempenho do SRQ-20, com base em indicadores de validade (sensibilidade, especificidade, taxa de classificação incorreta e valores preditivos), e determinar o melhor ponto de corte para classificação dos transtornos mentais comuns na população estudada. O estudo incluiu 91 indivíduos selecionados aleatoriamente de um estudo de corte transversal realizado com população residente em áreas urbanas de Feira de Santana (BA). Entrevistas clínicas, realizadas por psicólogas, utilizando o Revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R), foi adotada como padrão-ouro. Na avaliação do desempenho do SRQ-20 foram estimados indicadores de validade (sensibilidade e especificidade). A curva Receiver Operator Characteristic Curve (ROC) foi utilizada para determinar o melhor ponto de corte para classificação de suspeitos/não suspeitos. O ponto de corte de melhor desempenho foi de 6/7 para a população investigada, revelando desempenho razoável com área sob a curva de 0,789. Os resultados indicam que o SRQ-20 possui característica discriminante regular.

Psychological Distress in Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty, and Social Support

“…However, high prevalence values of sadness/depression, anxiety/nervousness, worsening of sleep problems, and panic syndrome were observed in Brazil during the pandemic [ 70 , 71 ]. These feelings experienced by men can be evoked to understand the high prevalence of CMD among them in the pandemic context since the instrument used to assess these minor mental disorders allows the identification of symptoms of anxious and depressive behavior, decreased energy, somatic symptoms, and depressive mood [ 44 , 45 , 46 ].…”

“…(b) Common Mental Disorders (CMDs): the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was used to screen CMDs. SRQ-20 is validated for use in Brazil with satisfactory performance indicators [ 44 , 45 , 46 ]. It consists of 20 items with dichotomous answer categories (0—no; 1—yes).…”

Cognitive Health and Differential Cortical Functioning in Dissociative Trance: An Explorative Study About Mediumship

“…The SRQ is a self-report questionnaire ( Harding et al, 1980 ) validated for the Portuguese language ( Mari and Williams, 1986 ). It consists of 20 questions designed to identify common mental disorders at the primary care level, which are characterized by non-psychotic symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, irritability, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, and somatic complaints ( Oliveira Bernardes Santos et al, 1970 ). Eight or more positive answers (yes) suggest the presence common mental disorders.…”

Psychological Distress in Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty and Social Support

“…b) Common Mental Disorders (CMDs): the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was used to screen CMDs. SRQ-20 is validated for use in Brazil with satisfactory performance indicators [30][31][32]. It consists of 20 items with dichotomous answer categories (0-no; 1-yes).…”

“…It consists of 20 items with dichotomous answer categories (0-no; 1-yes). The cutoff point for men is at least five positive answers [31]. c) Perceived Stress level: the ten-item version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) [33], cross-culturally adapted [34] and validated for use in the Brazilian population [35] was used.…”