A Visual Screening Instrument for Common Mental Disorders and Suicidal Ideation: Validation among the General Population
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Abstract
Background:
Most screening instruments for common mental disorders feature long sentences and difficult wording. We have developed an easy-to-understand, web-based visual screening instrument called the Trimbos Visual Screener for Common Mental Disorders (TVS-CMD). It screens for depression, anxiety, problem drinking and suicidal tendency and is aimed at adults with various education and reading levels. The present study will cross-validate the TVS-CMD with a battery of self-report measures in the general population.
Objective:
The following research questions will be investigated: (1) How accurately do the TVS-CMD items reflect clinically relevant symptoms? (2) What is the concurrent and discriminant validity of the TVS-CMD? (3) How can the scoring system of the TVS-CMD be optimized?
Methods:
A sample of 333 participants were recruited from the general population. The research sample contained groups with differing backgrounds and education levels. For each sub-scale of the TVS-CMD, the association was computed with the corresponding questionnaire. All questionnaires are self-report and were conducted online.
Results:
expected later this year
Conclusions:
Results of the study will indicate whether the TVS-CMD measures what it is intended it to measure. If the results of the present study are favourable, the TVS-CMD can be utilized in Internet mental health portals and as screening before a web-based intervention.
Most screening instruments for common mental disorders feature long sentences and difficult wording. We have developed an easy-to-understand, web-based visual screening instrument called the Trimbos Visual Screener for Common Mental Disorders (TVS-CMD). It screens for depression, anxiety, problem drinking and suicidal tendency and is aimed at adults with various education and reading levels. The present study will cross-validate the TVS-CMD with a battery of self-report measures in the general population.
Objective:
The following research questions will be investigated: (1) How accurately do the TVS-CMD items reflect clinically relevant symptoms? (2) What is the concurrent and discriminant validity of the TVS-CMD? (3) How can the scoring system of the TVS-CMD be optimized?
Methods:
A sample of 333 participants were recruited from the general population. The research sample contained groups with differing backgrounds and education levels. For each sub-scale of the TVS-CMD, the association was computed with the corresponding questionnaire. All questionnaires are self-report and were conducted online.
Results:
expected later this year
Conclusions:
Results of the study will indicate whether the TVS-CMD measures what it is intended it to measure. If the results of the present study are favourable, the TVS-CMD can be utilized in Internet mental health portals and as screening before a web-based intervention.
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