TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The Patient Safety Screener: validation of a brief suicide risk screener for emergency department settings
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Boudreaux, Edwin D.
A1  - Jaques, Michelle L.
A1  - Brady, Kaitlyn M.
A1  - Matson, Adam
A1  - Allen, Michael H.
SP  - 151
EP  - 160
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the concurrent validity of a brief suicide risk screener for adults in the emergency department (ED). <br><br>METHODS: Two versions of the verbally-administered Patient Safety Screener (2-item, 3-item) were compared to a reference standard, the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI). Analyses included measures of agreement (Kappa). <br><br>RESULTS: Agreement between the Patient Safety Screener-2 and -3 and the BSSI (n = 951) was almost perfect for overall positive screening (K = 0.94 - 0.95) and past suicide attempts (K = 0.97 - 0.98). Agreement on ideation ranged from fair (K = 0.34) for the 2 item version to good (K = 0.61) for the 3 item version. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Patient Safety Screener's concurrent validity with the BSSI ranged from fair to almost perfect and warrants additional study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2015.1034604
ID  - ref1
ER  -