Background: The construct of mixed depression (MxD), namely the simultaneous presence of excitatory symptoms during a depressive episode, has gained increased interest in the recent years. The Koukopoulos Mixed Depression Rating Scale (KMDRS) has been recently validated for the diagnosis and assessment of MxD. The aim of this study was to validate the Italian version of the KMDRS. Methods: Patients with a major depressive episode (MDE) (N=396, age, mean=44.73 years, SD=15.93) were recruited at Lucio Bini Center, Rome, Italy. All participants were administered the Italian version of the KMDRS, the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI), and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). We calculated predictive validity, and performed Receiver Operator Curve (ROC) analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and inter-rater reliability. Results: Predictive validity (C-statistic= 0.80; IC 95%: 0.75, 0.85) and capacity [OR=1.25±.03 (SE); 95% CI: 1.18, 1.32; p<.001] were good, matching those of the original version, whereas internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .70, IC 95%: 0.65, 0.75) and interrater reliability (Cohen's kappa= 0.74) were adequate. Conclusions: The agreement of results with those of the original version point to the validity of the Italian version of KMDRS in assessing MxD.
Introduzione. Il costrutto della depressione mista (MxD), ovvero la presenza di sintomi eccitativi nel contesto di un episodio depressivo, è stato oggetto di crescente interesse negli ultimi anni. Recentemente la Koukopoulos Mixed Depression Rating Scale (KMDRS) è stata validata per la valutazione della gravità di tale costrutto. L’obiettivo dello studio è quello di validare la versione italiana della KMDRS. Materiali e metodi. 396 pazienti con episodio depressivo maggiore (EDM) sono stati reclutati presso il Centro Lucio Bini di Roma (età media=44,73 anni, DS=15,93). A tutti i partecipanti sono state somministrate le seguenti scale psicometriche: la KMDRS, la Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), la Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), la Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) e la Valutazione Globale del Funzionamento (VGF). Sono state calcolate la validità predittiva, l’analisi Receiver Operator Curve (ROC), il valore alfa di Chronbach e l’affidabilità dell’accordo tra i ricercatori. Risultati. La validità predittiva (C-statistico= 0,80; IC 95%: 0,75, 0,85) e la capacità predittiva [OR=1,25±,03 (SE); 95% CI: 1,18, 1,32; p<,001] sono risultate buone e in linea con quelle relative alla versione originale della scala, mentre la consistenza interna (alfa di Cronbach=,70, IC 95%: 0,65, 0,75) e l’affidabilità dell’accordo tra i ricercatori sono risultate adeguate. Conclusioni. I risultati ottenuti sono in linea con quelli relativi alla scala originale. Pertanto la versione italiana della KMDRS rappresenta uno strumento valido per la valutazione della MxD.
Validation of the Italian version of the Koukopoulos Mixed Depression Rating Scale (KMDRS) in an Italian sample of subjects with mood disorders / Koukopoulos, Alexia; Simonetti, Alessio; Janiri, Delfina; De Chiara, Lavinia; Kotzalidis, Georgios; Sani, Gabriele. - In: RIVISTA DI PSICHIATRIA. - ISSN 2038-2502. - 55:5(2020), pp. 281-291. [10.1708/3457.34460]
Validation of the Italian version of the Koukopoulos Mixed Depression Rating Scale (KMDRS) in an Italian sample of subjects with mood disorders
ALEXIA KOUKOPOULOS;ALESSIO SIMONETTI;DELFINA JANIRI;LAVINIA DE CHIARA;KOTZALIDIS GEORGIOS;GABRIELE SANI
2020
Abstract
Background: The construct of mixed depression (MxD), namely the simultaneous presence of excitatory symptoms during a depressive episode, has gained increased interest in the recent years. The Koukopoulos Mixed Depression Rating Scale (KMDRS) has been recently validated for the diagnosis and assessment of MxD. The aim of this study was to validate the Italian version of the KMDRS. Methods: Patients with a major depressive episode (MDE) (N=396, age, mean=44.73 years, SD=15.93) were recruited at Lucio Bini Center, Rome, Italy. All participants were administered the Italian version of the KMDRS, the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the Clinical Global Impressions (CGI), and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). We calculated predictive validity, and performed Receiver Operator Curve (ROC) analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and inter-rater reliability. Results: Predictive validity (C-statistic= 0.80; IC 95%: 0.75, 0.85) and capacity [OR=1.25±.03 (SE); 95% CI: 1.18, 1.32; p<.001] were good, matching those of the original version, whereas internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .70, IC 95%: 0.65, 0.75) and interrater reliability (Cohen's kappa= 0.74) were adequate. Conclusions: The agreement of results with those of the original version point to the validity of the Italian version of KMDRS in assessing MxD.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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