Cross-cultural validation of the Turkish Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) using differential item and test functioning (DIF and DTF) analysis


Terluin B., Unalan P. C., SİPAHİOĞLU N., Ozkul S. A., van Marwijk H. W. J.

BMC FAMILY PRACTICE, cilt.17, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12875-016-0449-4
  • Dergi Adı: BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Distress, Depression, Anxiety, Somatization, Cross-cultural validation, Differential item functioning, Cultural beliefs, PRIMARY-CARE, DISORDER, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, DISTRESS, VERSION, SCALE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) is originally a Dutch 50 item questionnaire developed in primary care to assess distress, depression, anxiety and somatization. We aimed to develop and validate a Turkish translation of the 4DSQ.