Citation

Olivella-López G, Ramírez Ospina DC, Avendaño BL, Cudris-Torres L, Medina-Pulido PL. Gac. Med. Caracas 2021; 129: S76-S89.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Academia Nacional De Medicina Y Del Congreso Venezolano De Ciencias Medicas)

DOI

10.47307/GMC.2021.129.s1.10

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Instrumental type study, whose objective was to determine and describe the psychometric characteristics of the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale (PSRS) (1), in the version translated and validated in Spain (2).

METHOD: Instrumental type study (3), aimed at analyzing the psychometric properties of the Scale. The sample size was divided between civilians and active police, of which 419 were civilians and 224 Colombian uniformed officers, of legal age residing in six areas of the country.

RESULTS: The reliability index was determined using Cronbach's alpha (0.772), content validity through 7 experts, construct validity through factor analysis, predictive validity through specificity and sensitivity analysis, and convergent validity through the correlation between the Reasons to Live Inventory (RFL) scores (4) and the risk scale.

CONCLUSIONS: The PSRS has adequate psychometric characteristics, and its use is recommended in the assessment of suicide risk in the Colombian civil population and police. More investigations of the scale are required in relation to the clinical sample and in Latin American contexts. © 2021 Academia Nacional de Medicina. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Depression; Suicide; Validation studies; Psychiatric rating scales