The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8: Its Psychometric Evaluation Among Women with Chronic Non-Cancer Pelvic Pain

Ali, Amira Mohammed; Hendawy, Amin Omar; Al‐Amer, Rasmieh; Shahrour, Ghada; Ali, Esraa M.; Alkhamees, Abdulmajeed A.; Ibrahim, Nashwa; Ahmed, Afaf Hassan; Lamadah, Sahar Mansour

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“…Thus, the DASS-8/DASS-21 may be used to distinguish the symptoms of depression from those of anxiety, albeit the stress subscale was overlapping with both subscales in both measures. Two previous studies revealed that most subscales of the DASS-8 were distinct from each other-the stress and anxiety subscales were overlapping with one another [34,35]. However, that was not true for the DASS-12, which could only discriminate anxiety symptoms from those of stress in the current study.…”

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“…Based on the findings of previous studies [33][34][35], the factor structures of the DASS-8 and DASS-12 were examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Four models were tested: a unidimensional structure, a three-factor structure, a second order-factor structure, and a bifactor structure.…”

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“…Its internal consistency and convergent validity were close to or greater than those of the parent scale and the DASS-12. Discriminant validity analysis revealed that the subscales of the DASS-8 are more distinct than those of the parent scale and the DASS-12 [34,35]. Because of its brevity and simplicity, the DASS-8 seems to be a more attractive measure of general distress as well as mental symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.…”

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“…Accordingly, the scale has undergone extensive revisions, resulting in several brief forms with better psychometric properties (DASS-18 [29,30], DASS-14 [31], DASS-13 and DASS-9 [20], DASS-12 [32], and DASS-8 [33]). Given that short scales encourage higher response rates, the last two shortened versions of the DASS-21 have been recently tested among psychiatric patients from Korea and Saudi Arabia, healthy individuals from America, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Ghana, as well as Australian women with chronic pelvic pain [32][33][34][35]. In all studies, the DASS-8 expressed the best fit as well as invariance across different groups.…”

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among Italian and Swiss Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

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Dementia patients express a set of problematic and deteriorating symptoms, along self-care dependency. Overtime, the mental health of family caregivers of persons with dementia may suffer, putting them at a high risk for psychopathology, which may be associated with endangered wellbeing of demented people. This cross-sectional study examined the psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8), DASS-12, DASS-21 in a convenient sample of 571 caregivers from northern Italy and southern Switzerland (Mean age = 53, SD = 12, range = 24–89 years). A bifactor structure of the three measures had the best fit; some items of the DASS-12/DASS-21 failed to load on their domain-specific factors. The three-factor structure was invariant across various groups (e.g., gender, education, etc.), expressed adequate reliability and convergent validity, and had strong positive correlation with the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLALS3). Dementia type had no effect on distress scores, which were higher among females, adult children caregivers, those caring for dependent patients, and those who received help with care. For 54.9 and 38.8% of the latter, care was provided by relatives and health professionals, respectively. Since the DASS-8 expresses adequate psychometrics comparable with the DASS-21, it may be used as a brief measure of distress in this population.

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among Italian and Swiss Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

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Alameri²,

Hendawy³

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“…Accordingly, the scale has undergone extensive revisions, resulting in several brief forms with better psychometric properties [DASS- 18 (32, 33), DASS-14 (34), DASS-13, DASS-9 (23), DASS-12 (35), and DASS-8 (36)]. Given that short scales encourage higher response rates, the last two shortened versions of the DASS-21 have been recently tested among psychiatric patients from Korea and Saudi Arabia; healthy individuals from the USA, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Ghana; and Australian women with chronic pelvic pain (35)(36)(37)(38). In all studies, the DASS-8 expressed the best fit and invariance across different groups.…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the depression anxiety stress scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among family caregivers of patients with dementia

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Hendawy

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Patients with dementia express a set of problematic and deteriorating symptoms, along with self-care dependency. Over time, the mental health of family caregivers of persons with dementia may be affected, putting them at a high risk for psychopathology, which may be associated with endangered wellbeing of people with dementia. This cross-sectional instrumental design study examined the psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8), DASS-12, and DASS-21 in a convenient sample of 571 caregivers from northern Italy and southern Switzerland (mean age = 53 years, SD = 12, range = 24–89 years). A bifactor structure of the three measures had the best fit; some items of the DASS-12/DASS-21 failed to load on their domain-specific factors. The three-factor structure was invariant across various groups (e.g., gender and education), expressed adequate reliability and convergent validity, and had strong positive correlation with the three-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLALS3). Distress scores did not differ among carers of different types of dementia (Alzheimer's disease vs. other types, e.g., vascular dementia). However, distress scores were significantly high among female individuals, adult children caregivers, those caring for dependent patients, and those who received help with care. For 54.9 and 38.8% of the latter, care was provided by relatives and health professionals, respectively. Since the DASS-8 expresses adequate psychometrics comparable with the DASS-21, it may be used as a brief measure of distress in this population.

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The Impact of Event Scale-Revised: Examining Its Cutoff Scores among Arab Psychiatric Patients and Healthy Adults within the Context of COVID-19 as a Collective Traumatic Event

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The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) is the most popular measure of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It has been recently validated in Arabic. This instrumental study aimed to determine optimal cutoff scores of the IES-R and its determined six subscales in Arab samples of psychiatric patients (N = 168, 70.8% females) and healthy adults (N = 992, 62.7% females) from Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic as a probable ongoing collective traumatic event. Based on a cutoff score of 14 of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8), receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis revealed two optimal points of 39.5 and 30.5 for the IES-R in the samples (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.86 & 0.91, p values = 0.001, 95% CI: 0.80–0.92 & 0.87 to 0.94, sensitivity = 0.85 & 0.87, specificity = 0.73 & 0.83, Youden index = 0.58 & 0.70, respectively). Different cutoffs were detected for the six subscales of the IES-R, with numbing and avoidance expressing the lowest predictivity for distress. Meanwhile, hyperarousal followed by pandemic-related irritability expressed a stronger predictive capacity for distress than all subscales in both samples. In path analysis, pandemic-related irritability/dysphoric mood evolved as a direct and indirect effect of key PTSD symptoms (intrusion, hyperarousal, and numbing). The irritability dimension of the IES-R directly predicted the traumatic symptoms of sleep disturbance in both samples while sleep disturbance did not predict irritability. The findings suggest the usefulness of the IES-R at a score of 30.5 for detecting adults prone to trauma related distress, with higher scores needed for screening in psychiatric patients. Various PTSD symptoms may induce dysphoric mood, which represents a considerable burden that may induce circadian misalignment and more noxious psychiatric problems/co-morbidities (e.g., sleep disturbance) in both healthy and diseased groups.

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The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8: Its Psychometric Evaluation Among Women with Chronic Non-Cancer Pelvic Pain

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Psychometric Evaluation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among Italian and Swiss Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

Psychometric Evaluation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among Italian and Swiss Family Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

Psychometric evaluation of the depression anxiety stress scale 8-items (DASS-8)/DASS-12/DASS-21 among family caregivers of patients with dementia

The Impact of Event Scale-Revised: Examining Its Cutoff Scores among Arab Psychiatric Patients and Healthy Adults within the Context of COVID-19 as a Collective Traumatic Event

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