Development of the psychosomatic symptom scale (PSSS) and assessment of its reliability and validity in general hospital patients in China

Li, Lei; Peng, Tianci; Liu, Rui; Jiang, Ronghuan; Liang, Dongfeng; Li, Xiangping; Ni, Aihua; Ma, Zhenqiang; Wei, Xianwen; Liu, Hanxiang; Zhang, Jing; Li, Hengfen; Pang, Jianyue; Ji, Yonghoon; Zhang, Li; Chen, Yin; Chen, Yun; Zhou, Bo; Wang, Jinny; Mao, Xinrui; Yang, Lejin; Fang, Jianqun; Shi, Honglan; Wu, Aiqin; Yuan, Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.01.008

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“…Individuals with lower level of social adaptability are more prone to maladaptation with symptoms such as fear and cringe, and even environmental shock [ 38 – 40 ]. At present, there have been some researches on the measurement of individual social adaptiveness and adaptability at home and abroad, such as Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VABS) [ 41 ] and the Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale (SASS) [ 42 ], American Association for Mental Deficiency Adaptive Behavior Scales (AAMD ABS) [ 43 ], and Psychosomatic Symptom Scale (PSSS) [ 44 ].…”

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Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

Liu

Zhou²,

Qiu

et al. 2021

BMC Public Health

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Purpose We examined the reliability and validity of the Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (HFMS V1.0) specifically on elderly people in China. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study in December 2020 and enrolled 800 elderly people through stratified sampling technique, including 777 valid samples (with a mean age of 71.81 ± 8.36 years), of which 382 cases (49.2%) were women. The level of healthy fitness was measured using the HFMS V1.0. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, split-half reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, exploratory factor and confirmatory factor were calculated for assessing the reliability and validity of HFMS V1.0. Results HFMS V1.0 consists of 8 dimensions and 38 items. The scale had acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.920, split-half = 0.946, test-retest = 0.878). Exploratory factor analysis showed KMO value =0.927, and uncovered 10 factors with the cumulative contribution rate of 65.71% and all factor loads over 0.40. The item distribution was consistent with the initial expectation of the scale. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated good fit: CMIN/DF = 2.796, RMSEA = 0.048, IFI =0.914, TLI = 0.902, CFI = 0.913. Conclusion HFMS V1.0 was shown to have acceptable reliability and validity indices for this sample. Collectively, HFMS V1.0 is reliable and efficient to measure the healthy fitness of elderly people. It is recommended to use it among the elderly in other Chinese cities in the future to ensure uniformity and objectivity. This scale can be carried out to evaluate of the effectiveness of public health measures in improving the healthy fitness level of the elderly and optimizing public health policies.

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Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

Liu

Zhou²,

Qiu

et al. 2021

BMC Public Health

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“…This scale was compiled by the Psychosomatic Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association (CSPM), with a Cronbach's of 0.907. The Cronbach's values of the P and S subscales were 0.863 and 0.871, respectively [8] . ( Supplementary materials were provided ).…”

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Psychosomatic Health Status of Pharmacy Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Sun²,

Yuan

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Background: Few studies have been conducted on psychosomatic health status of pharmacy staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate the incidence and influence factors of psychosomatic syndrome of pharmacy staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 10721 pharmacy staff received online investigation through a period of 22 days from February 24th to March 16th 2019. The investigation included the self-designed general situation questionnaire and Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale (PSSS), and 9118 participants provided valid questionnaire feedback. ANOVA was used to evaluate significant differences of psychosomatic syndromes in different subgroups. Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was used to determine the main risk factors of psychosomatic syndrome.Results: During the outbreak of COVID-19, the total incidence of psychosomatic syndrome was 21.7% in the pharmacy staff. The most common psychosomatic symptoms were sleep problems (dyscoimesis) and mood problems (irritability). Age was the most important risk factor of the observed psychosomatic syndromes and somatic symptoms, and education was identified affecting mostly psychological symptoms.Conclusion: During the period of COVID-19, the psychosomatic problems of pharmacy staff were prominent. Age and educational background should be taken into account of potential intervention strategy. The relief of mood and sleep will aid the treatment effort.

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“…Moreover, individuals with psychosomatic diseases are focused on their somatic symptoms generally ignoring their psychological difficulties ( Engel, 1977 ; Bauer et al, 2011 ; Bolton and Gillett, 2019 ). Clinicians only rely on the easily administered tool Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale (PSSS) to assess and diagnose the psychosomatic symptoms which was developed by Li et al (2020) . PSSS measures both the aspects of psychological and somatic problems, which provided adequate support to psychologists, clinicians, and psychiatrists in making precise diagnoses and characterizing other features affecting treatment.…”

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“…PSSS measures both the aspects of psychological and somatic problems, which provided adequate support to psychologists, clinicians, and psychiatrists in making precise diagnoses and characterizing other features affecting treatment. Moreover, the scale can convey a baseline for finding progress in illness during follow-up over a period in answer to a particular intervention ( Shafique et al, 2017 ; Li et al, 2020 ).…”

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Reliability and Validity of the Urdu Version of Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale in Pakistani Patients

Shah

Jahangir

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Front. Psychol.

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The current study was aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Urdu version of the Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale (PSSS) in Pakistani patients. The PSSS is time-saving and easy to administer. The field experts drafted the translated version of PSSS. The Urdu version of PSSS, Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 (PHQ-9), and Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) Urdu version were used for assessment. The translation procedure was comprised of three steps, namely forward translation, back translation, and expert panel discussion. A sample of 982 (men = 50.5% and women = 49.5%) was collected with a convenient sample technique from a general hospital and private clinic. The Cronbach’s alpha for PSSS was 0.974. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that all the items factor loading of PSSS were more than 0.35, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was = 0.062, the standardized root mean residual (SRMR) was = 0.043, and the comparative fit index (CFI) was = 0.97 with 90% CI. The results also showed that women (M = 72.08, SD = 6.79) are more likely to have psychosomatic symptoms than men (M = 51.21, SD = 13.36) on P < 0.001. The PSSS Urdu version is proven to be a useful and reliable instrument for screening, monitoring, and assessing Pakistani patients’ psychosomatics symptoms.

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Development of the psychosomatic symptom scale (PSSS) and assessment of its reliability and validity in general hospital patients in China

Cited by 28 publications

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Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

Reliability and validity of Healthy Fitness Measurement Scale Version1.0 (HFMS V1.0) in Chinese elderly people

Psychosomatic Health Status of Pharmacy Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Reliability and Validity of the Urdu Version of Psychosomatic Symptoms Scale in Pakistani Patients

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