@article{ref1,
title="Performance of a Likert adaptation of the SRQ-20 scale among women victims of intimate partner violence in Colombia: an exploratory study",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2022",
author="Fandiño-Losada, Andres and Pacichana-Quinayáz, Sara Gabriela and Miranda Bastidas, Carlos Alberto and Rodas Muñoz, Gloria Inés and Vélez Arias, María Eugenia and Suárez-Jaramillo, Luz Adriana and Arboleda-Trujillo, María Adelaida and Gutiérrez-Martínez, María Isabel",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Women who are victims of intimate partner violence often suffer of depression and anxiety disorders. We evaluated the performance of the SRQ-20 scale (screening test for common mental health disorders), in women victims of intimate partner violence by male partners. A total of 100 women were surveyed from the out-patient mental health services in four health institutions in Valle del Cauca (Colombia). SRQ-20 scales (Binary version versus Likert version) were compared with mental health diagnoses based on the HSCL-25 scale, as the gold standard. Optimal SRQ-20 cut-off score is > = 6 points; lower than the initially suggested, sensitivity of 96.6% and specificity of 90.9%. The new SRQ-20-Likert scale, establishing a cut-off of > = 8 points, shows better sensitivity (98.9%) and equal specificity than the original scale. Studied SRQ-20 scales are promising instruments for screening mental health disorders among women victims of intimate partner violence in primary health care settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="10.1080/17457300.2022.2086266",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2022.2086266"
}