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[SIPS--screening instrument for premenstrual symptoms. The German version of Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool to assess clinically relevant disturbances].
- Bentz D Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Basel, Birmannsgasse 8, 4055, Basel, Schweiz.
- Steiner M
- Meinlschmidt G
- 2011-01-12
Published in:
- Der Nervenarzt. - 2012
Adult
Female
Germany
Humans
Mass Screening
Premenstrual Syndrome
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
English
BACKGROUND
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are common, yet often remain unrecognized and not adequately treated. One reason for this is the lack of a valid German screening instrument. The aim of the present study was to create a German version of the English "Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST)" and to verify its applicability.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The German version of the PSST was created as "Screening-Instrument für prämenstruelle Symptome (SIPS)" and its reliability and validity determined based on data from 47 women with and without PMDD/severe PMS using Internet-based daily symptom ratings.
RESULTS
The retest reliability of the SIPS was r=0.69, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.924. As an indicator of the convergent validity of the SIPS, there were significant differences between women with and without PMDD/severe PMS as identified by the SIPS with regard to prospectively assessed premenstrual symptomatology (F[2,44]=4.52, p<0.001) and symptom change (F[2,44]=25.23, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The SIPS is reliable and valid and may help to improve the identification of women who require treatment for their premenstrual symptoms.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are common, yet often remain unrecognized and not adequately treated. One reason for this is the lack of a valid German screening instrument. The aim of the present study was to create a German version of the English "Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST)" and to verify its applicability.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The German version of the PSST was created as "Screening-Instrument für prämenstruelle Symptome (SIPS)" and its reliability and validity determined based on data from 47 women with and without PMDD/severe PMS using Internet-based daily symptom ratings.
RESULTS
The retest reliability of the SIPS was r=0.69, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.924. As an indicator of the convergent validity of the SIPS, there were significant differences between women with and without PMDD/severe PMS as identified by the SIPS with regard to prospectively assessed premenstrual symptomatology (F[2,44]=4.52, p<0.001) and symptom change (F[2,44]=25.23, p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
The SIPS is reliable and valid and may help to improve the identification of women who require treatment for their premenstrual symptoms.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1007/s00115-010-3210-6
- PMID 21221519
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/12407
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