Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables

Silva, Brenda Fernanda Pereira da; Vitti, Laís Santos; Faro, André

doi:10.1590/1413-82712021260108

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“…Distress is an important indicator of mental health and it’s useful in exploring the possible presence of anxiety/depressive symptoms. The significant correlation shown between PSS and K10 is in line with other findings [ 45 ] and indicates that, the higher the symptoms of distress, the greater the perceived stress. Consistent with our methodology and results, other authors [ 46 ] have investigated the relationship between these dimensions through correlation analyses.…”

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Psychological Health in Intensive Care Unit Health Care Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background: Although the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the general population, health care workers (HCWs) constituted one of the groups that were most adversely affected by the associated risks, owing to the significant consequences on their mental health. This study examined these psychological effects on HCWs who cared for COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit in an Italian hospital. Methods: Subjects were administered several self-reported questionnaires: Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale (K10), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS), Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R), and Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), as well as two open-ended questions oriented toward understanding their positive and negative emotional experience and differentiating between two phases of the emergency. Results: Overall, 45% of HCWs showed medium-to-high anxiety/depressive symptoms, whereas 60% presented with medium-to-high levels of perceived stress. In addition, 37% of subjects developed symptoms of PTSD and 50% showed post-traumatic growth in the “appreciation of life” and “new possibilities” dimensions. With regard to the open-ended questions, three themes were identified: quality of workplace relationships, sense of emotional-relational competence, and sense of clinical-technical competence. In addition, two macrocategories of responses were identified in the answers: growth and block. Conclusions: The mental health of HCWs who are involved in the front line of COVID-19 was significantly impacted by this experience, showing high levels of post-traumatic stress and anxiety and depressive symptoms more than 1 year after the emergency began. A qualitative analysis of staff experiences can be a useful guide for structuring interventions and prevention.

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Psychological Health in Intensive Care Unit Health Care Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…The second part is the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), which assesses the students’ stress levels. 16 ; It involves 10 questions on emotional states, each with a five-level response scale (from one being “never” to 5 being “always”). The third part assesses the sources of stress, including academic, psychological, health-related, and environmental stress.…”

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“…The questionnaire was modified in accordance with previously published studies. 10,12,[15][16][17][18] The format and content of the questionnaire were reviewed by three experts in the field of family medicine, medical education, and public health to evaluate the relevance, clarity, and adequacy of the questions. There are five main parts.…”

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“…Finally, the fifth part discusses students' suggestions and solutions for stress. The questions in the third, fourth and fifth parts consisted of different statements that were inspired by previous studies 10,12,[15][16][17][18] and revised for appropriateness, relevance, clarity, and adequacy by a panel of experts consisting of three assistant professors: one in family medicine, one in medical education, and one in public health. The participants' opinions of these questions for each section were measured using a 3-point Likert scale ("disagree," "natural," and "agree").…”

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Learning Environment Quality for Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University: A Comprehensive Study on Stressors, Sources, and Solutions After Introduction of a New Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Curriculum

Alotiby¹,

Almaghrabi²,

Alosaimy³

et al. 2021

AMEP

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Objective: Due to introduction of a new curriculum and the related stressors that medical students might encounter, we aimed to assess the quality of the students' learning environment across academic years at Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), by evaluating stress levels, their sources, and impacts on students, to help improve the quality of learning environment and protect students from personal and academic burnout. Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in August and September of 2020 on 572 students enrolled in the new Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) curriculum at UQU. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software and two-tailed tests. Results: In total, 46.5% of participants encountered severe stress levels during their studies at UQU. In term of stressor sources, the highest prevalence of severe stress was found among students who lacked learning resources (68.8%), followed by those who complained of ambiguity in teaching, learning, and assessment strategies (64.1%). Self-study strategy issues (58.4%) and difficulty in reading textbooks (58.2%) also ranked high. Anxiety was often reported by the students as an impact of stress (62.9%), followed by mood swings (60%). Severe stress levels showed a statistically significant relationship to gender, being highest among females (P = 0.001). For a solution to manage the stress, 79% of the students suggested a supportive learning environment and identification of students' struggles at early stages. Conclusion: Almost half the medical students were severely stressed after the new curriculum was introduced. Therefore, professors and universities should look out for potential stressors and help students overcome them. Universities can also help by offering counseling services to students, improving the student tutoring system, providing appropriate learning environment and resources, and including stress management courses as a part of the overall curriculum.

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“…The K-10 has shown factorial validity (in its original version in English it has a single-factor structure) and good internal consistency (adequate and high). Due to these aspects, the K-10 has been translated and adapted in various countries such as the United States of America [15], China [16], Mexico [17], Canada [18], Palestine [19], Tanzania [20] and Brazil [21]. In addition, the K-10 shows convergent validity with measures of anxiety, depression [15], mental health [16] somatic symptoms [18] and quality of life [19].…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in a Sample of Adolescents from Ecuador

Fernández

Pilco

Moreta-Herrera

et al. 2023

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The Kessler psychological distress scale is a useful tool for identifying possible psychological problems and has been widely used in research and health services. Unfortunately, its application in various populations has not always been psychometrically supported. For this reason, the present study investigated the psychometric properties of its Spanish version in adolescents, verifying its factorial structure, measurement invariance by gender, internal consistency and the discrimination and difficulty parameters of its items according to the Item Response Theory (IRT). A sample of 5132 Ecuadorian adolescents was evaluated. The sample is equally distributed between male and female participants (50%) and basic and higher education (51% the former). All participants were between 11 and 20 years old. The results show that a 9-item version with correlated intercepts presents the best fit. In addition, it is invariant by gender at a strict level and has adequate internal consistency. IRT analyses indicated that all the items, except for item eight, present adequate discrimination and difficulty. Based on these results, we conclude that the 9-item version of the Psychological Distress Scale is the most appropriate for this population.

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Kessler Psychological Distress Scale: Internal Structure and Relation to Other Variables

Cited by 8 publications

References 35 publications

Psychological Health in Intensive Care Unit Health Care Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Psychological Health in Intensive Care Unit Health Care Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Learning Environment Quality for Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University: A Comprehensive Study on Stressors, Sources, and Solutions After Introduction of a New Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Curriculum

Psychometric Properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in a Sample of Adolescents from Ecuador

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