Screening with the Korean Version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire for Bipolar Disorders in Adolescents: Korean Validity and Reliability Study
- Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of a Korean version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire-Adolescent version (K-MDQ-A) as a screening instrument for bipolar disorders in adolescents. METHODS: One hundred two adolescents with bipolar disorders and their parents were recruited from November 2014 to November 2016 at 7 training hospitals. One hundred six controls were recruited from each middle school in two cities of South Korea. The parent version of the original MDQ-A was translated into Korean. The parents of all participants completed the K-MDQ-A. The diagnoses of bipolar disorders were determined based on the Korean version of K-SADS-PL. The test-retest reliability with a 10-month interval was investigated in 33 bipolar adolescents. RESULTS: K-MDQ-A yielded a sensitivity of 0.90 and a specificity of 0.92 when using a cut-off score of endorsement of 5 items, indicating that symptoms occurred in the same time period and caused moderate or serious problems. The internal consistency of the K-MDQ-A was good. The correlations between each item and the total score ranged from 0.40 to 0.76 and were all statistically significant. Factor analysis revealed 3 factors that explained 61.25% of the total variance. The mean total score was significantly higher in bipolar adolescents (7.29) than in controls (1.32). The Pearson correlation coefficient for the total test-retest score was 0.59 (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The K-MDQ-A completed by parents showed the excellent validity and reliability and may be a useful screening tool for adolescents with bipolar disorders attending in- and outpatient psychiatric clinics.
- All Author(s)
- S. H. Shim
; J. Lee
; J. H. Song
; B. Nam
; B. H. Yoon
; H. Y. Jin
; H. M. Sung
; J. H. Jeong
; S. H. Jang
; D. I. Jon
; Y. S. Woo
; W. M. Bahk
- Issued Date
- 2018
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Adolescent; Bipolar disorder; Mood Disorder Questionnaire; Reliability and validity; Screening
- Publisher
- 대한정신약물학회
- ISSN
- 1738-1088
; 2093-4327
- Citation Title
- Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
- Citation Volume
- 16
- Citation Number
- 3
- Citation Start Page
- 316
- Citation End Page
- 323
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.9758/cpn.2018.16.3.316
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/1837
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