INTRODUCTION: Only a few scales have been validated in Spanish for the assessment of suicide risk, and none of them have achieved predictive validity. OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity and reliability of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in patients with suicide risk attending the specialist clinic. METHODS: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, reasons for living inventory, and the suicide behaviour questionnaire were applied in patients with suicide risk attending the psychiatric clinic and the emergency department. A new assessment was made 30 days later to determine the predictive validity of suicide or suicide attempt. RESULTS: The evaluation included a total of 244 patients, with a mean age of 30.7±13.2 years, and the majority were women. The internal consistency was .9 (Kuder-Richardson formula 20). Four dimensions were found which accounted for 50% of the variance. It was positively correlated with the suicidal behaviour questionnaire (Spearman .48, P<.001), number of suicide attempts (Spearman .25, P<.001), severity of suicide risk (Spearman .23, P<.001). The correlation with the reasons for living inventory was negative (Spearman -.52, P<.001). With a cut-off ≥12, the negative predictive value was 98.4% (95% CI: 94.2-99.8), and the positive predictive value was 14.8% (95% CI: 6.6-27.1). CONCLUSION: The Beck Hopelessness Scale in Colombian patients with suicidality shows results similar to the original version, with adequate reliability and moderate concurrent and predictive validity.
INTRODUCTION: Only a few scales have been validated in Spanish for the assessment of suicide risk, and none of them have achieved predictive validity. OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity and reliability of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in patients with suicide risk attending the specialist clinic. METHODS: The Beck Hopelessness Scale, reasons for living inventory, and the suicide behaviour questionnaire were applied in patients with suicide risk attending the psychiatric clinic and the emergency department. A new assessment was made 30 days later to determine the predictive validity of suicide or suicide attempt. RESULTS: The evaluation included a total of 244 patients, with a mean age of 30.7±13.2 years, and the majority were women. The internal consistency was .9 (Kuder-Richardson formula 20). Four dimensions were found which accounted for 50% of the variance. It was positively correlated with the suicidal behaviour questionnaire (Spearman .48, P<.001), number of suicide attempts (Spearman .25, P<.001), severity of suicide risk (Spearman .23, P<.001). The correlation with the reasons for living inventory was negative (Spearman -.52, P<.001). With a cut-off ≥12, the negative predictive value was 98.4% (95% CI: 94.2-99.8), and the positive predictive value was 14.8% (95% CI: 6.6-27.1). CONCLUSION: The Beck Hopelessness Scale in Colombian patients with suicidality shows results similar to the original version, with adequate reliability and moderate concurrent and predictive validity.
Keywords:
Factores de riesgo; Predictive value of tests; Risk factors; Suicide; Suicidio; Validez de las pruebas; Validity of tests; Valor predictivo de las pruebas
Authors: Amanda Venta; Cassandra A Bailey; Jesse Walker; Alfonso Mercado; Cecilia Colunga-Rodriguez; Mario Ángel-González; Gabriel Dávalos-Picazo Journal: Front Psychol Date: 2022-06-23
Authors: Stéphane Amadéo; Ngoc Lam Nguyen; Taivini Teai; Patrick Favro; Aurélia Mulet; Nathalie Colin-Fagotin; Moerani Rereao; Aurélia Malogne; Michel De Simone; Géraldine Rioche; Virginie Gassion; Paul Pere; Alban Prokop; Fabienne Bernis; Pierre Dufour; Annie Tuheiava; Germaine Vanquin; Steve Vilhem; Erick Gokalsing; Michel Spodenkiewicz; Marianne Pradem; Monique Seguin; Guy Beauchamp; Pierre Thomas; Guillaume Vaiva; Louis Jehel Journal: J Int Med Res Date: 2020-09 Impact factor: 1.671