Citation

Macagnino S, Steinert T, Uhlmann C. Psychiatr. Prax. 2018; 45(4): 206-213.

Vernacular Title

Evaluation klinikinterner Suizidrisikostufen für den stationären Bereich: Validitäts- und Reliabilitätsprüfung.

Affiliation

ZfP Südwürttemberg "Die Weissenau", Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie I der Universität Ulm, Ravensburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0043-119244

PMID

29237197

Abstract

OBJECTIVE Examination of in-hospital suicide risk levels concerning their validity and their reliability.

METHOD The internal suicide risk levels were evaluated in a cross sectional study of in 163 inpatients. A reliability check was performed via determining interrater-reliability of senior physician, therapist and the responsible nurse. Within the scope of the validity check, we conducted analyses of criterion validity and construct validity.

RESULTS For the total sample an "acceptable" to "good" interrater-reliability (Kendalls W = .77) of suicide risk levels were obtained. Schizophrenic disorders showed the lowest values, for personality disorders we found the highest level of interrater-reliability. When examining the criterion validity, Item-9 of the BDI-II is substantial correlated to our suicide risk levels (ρm = .54, p < .01). Within the scope of construct validity check, affective disorders showed the highest correlation (ρ = .77), compatible also with "convergent validity". They differed with schizophrenic disorders which showed the least concordance (ρ = .43).

CONCLUSION In-hospital suicide risk levels may represent an important contribution to the assessment of suicidal behavior of inpatients experiencing psychiatric treatment due to their overall good validity and reliability.

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