The primary screening of patients with autonomic disorders in outpatient clinics in Russia (START1) using the Russian version of The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ)

Яхно, Н Н; Ab, Smulevich; Terluin, Berend; Reĭkhart, D V; Zakharova, E. K.; Андрющенко, А. В.; Parfenov, V. А.; Замерград, М В; Arnautov, V. S.

doi:10.17116/jnevro2014114121112-122

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“…A clearer explanation could be found should the factor analysis be carried out in a large-scale face-to-face investigation. Of note, many studies have confirmed the factor structure in different languages, including Polish, 27 Russian 28 and Turkish. 29 However, as we examined the Arabic version of 4DSQ, we concluded that three items need revision before it can effectively measure the underlying four constructs in Arabic-speaking populations.…”

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Fear at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: validation of the Arabic version of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire among Saudi-based respondents

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented stress and fear throughout the world. Aims To evaluate the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Saudi public, and to examine the performance of the Arabic version of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) scale. Method We conducted an online questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey of a sample of the Saudi public. Results The study included 347 participants, who reported significantly higher levels of distress, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and somatisation compared with a normative sample. Females scored higher in terms of somatisation, depression and anxiety symptoms, and distress. Obtaining COVID-19 information from friends and relatives was associated with higher levels of somatisation, depression and anxiety symptoms, and distress. Cronbach's alpha was 0.93 for the distress scale, 0.88 for the depression scale, 0.88 for the anxiety scale and 0.86 for the somatisation scale. Conclusions Levels of psychological distress were high among the Saudi public during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found high reliability for the Arabic version of the 4DSQ scale. However, three items did not conform to the four-factor structure, namely, item 1: ‘During the past week, did you suffer from dizziness or feeling light-headed?’, item 20: ‘During the past week, did you suffer from disturbed sleep?’ and item 46: ‘During the past week did you ever think I wish I was dead?’.

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