Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

Background: Accurate measurement of mental health disorders in conflict-affected populations is crucial for improving mental health care for these populations. Most studies to develop mental health questionnaires for conflict-affected populations are conducted in high income countries despite the va...

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Autores principales:	Sharon Christy, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Julia Lohmann, Bayard Roberts, Sarah Smith
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Global mental health Psychometrics Validation study Diagnosis Mental health screening War Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:abe6aa97d7ca4042a1f09536b52d49862021-12-02T05:04:09ZQuality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review2666-623510.1016/j.jmh.2021.100068https://doaj.org/article/abe6aa97d7ca4042a1f09536b52d49862021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666623521000350https://doaj.org/toc/2666-6235Background: Accurate measurement of mental health disorders in conflict-affected populations is crucial for improving mental health care for these populations. Most studies to develop mental health questionnaires for conflict-affected populations are conducted in high income countries despite the vast majority of conflict-affected populations residing in Low and Middle Income Countries (LAMICs). The aim of this systematic review is to assess the quality of questionnaires for mental disorders that have been either developed or validated in conflict- affected settings in LAMICs. Methods: A systematic review of 5 databases (CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, Global Health, MEDLINE and PsycINFO) was conducted to identify validation studies for questionnaires measuring mental health disorders in adult conflict-affected population in LAMICs. Well-established psychometric criteria evaluating reliability, validity and responsiveness of questionnaires were applied for quality appraisal. Results: Thirty validation studies were included in this review, which reported on data for 33 questionnaires. Twenty-four were questionnaires that had been originally developed in different settings and adapted for use with a new conflict-affected population and 9 had been newly developed for the conflict-affected population being studied. Overall, there was high variability in the quality of evidence for the questionnaires with moderate evidence for the validity and reliability of included questionnaires but no responsiveness data reported. Conclusion: There has been increasing recognition of the particular importance of psychometrics in this field to facilitate the development of good quality mental health questionnaires suitable for use in LAMICs. However, this review highlighted the current limited quantity and quality of such questionnaires.Sharon ChristyChesmal SiriwardhanaJulia LohmannBayard RobertsSarah SmithElsevierarticleGlobal mental healthPsychometricsValidation studyDiagnosisMental health screeningWarPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migrationJV1-9480ENJournal of Migration and Health, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100068- (2021)
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topic	Global mental health Psychometrics Validation study Diagnosis Mental health screening War Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480
spellingShingle	Global mental health Psychometrics Validation study Diagnosis Mental health screening War Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480 Sharon Christy Chesmal Siriwardhana Julia Lohmann Bayard Roberts Sarah Smith Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
description	Background: Accurate measurement of mental health disorders in conflict-affected populations is crucial for improving mental health care for these populations. Most studies to develop mental health questionnaires for conflict-affected populations are conducted in high income countries despite the vast majority of conflict-affected populations residing in Low and Middle Income Countries (LAMICs). The aim of this systematic review is to assess the quality of questionnaires for mental disorders that have been either developed or validated in conflict- affected settings in LAMICs. Methods: A systematic review of 5 databases (CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, Global Health, MEDLINE and PsycINFO) was conducted to identify validation studies for questionnaires measuring mental health disorders in adult conflict-affected population in LAMICs. Well-established psychometric criteria evaluating reliability, validity and responsiveness of questionnaires were applied for quality appraisal. Results: Thirty validation studies were included in this review, which reported on data for 33 questionnaires. Twenty-four were questionnaires that had been originally developed in different settings and adapted for use with a new conflict-affected population and 9 had been newly developed for the conflict-affected population being studied. Overall, there was high variability in the quality of evidence for the questionnaires with moderate evidence for the validity and reliability of included questionnaires but no responsiveness data reported. Conclusion: There has been increasing recognition of the particular importance of psychometrics in this field to facilitate the development of good quality mental health questionnaires suitable for use in LAMICs. However, this review highlighted the current limited quantity and quality of such questionnaires.
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title	Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
title_short	Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
title_full	Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
title_fullStr	Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed	Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review
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Quality of mental health questionnaires in conflict-affected adult populations in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

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