Evaluation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the brief symptom inventory - 18 with homebound older adults

Homebound comparison adults are during high risk for basin as good as anxiety. Systematic screening may increase identification of these difficulties as good as promote service usage. The role of this inspect was to inspect a cause structure, inner consistency, as good as point validity of a Brief Symptom Inventory - 18 (BSI-18) for make make use of of as a screening instrument for basin as good as stress with homebound comparison adults as good as to inspect if a BSI-18 could be condensed serve as good as exhibit allied psychometric properties.A sample of 142 comparison adults receiving in-home aging services finished interviews which enclosed a BSI-18 as good as a basin as good as stress modules of a structured clinical talk for DSM-IV.Confirmatory cause research showed which a theorized three-factor, second-order model of a BSI-18 fit a interpretation good (S-B X2 = 136.17; p = 0.36). The basin as good as stress subscales exhibited high inner coherence ([alpha] > 0.81), whereas a somatic subscale exhibited reduce inner coherence ([alpha] = 0.69). Receiver user bend (ROC) analyses suggest which a BSI-18 basin as good as stress subscales were means to predict those with DSM-IV diagnoses (Depression AUC = 0.89 p < 0.001; Anxiety AUC = 0.80, p < 0.001). The ROC results suggested bettering a cut score of T = 50 to grasp optimal attraction as good as specificity. The short three-item basin scale exhibited allied psychometric properties to a full scale, whilst a three-item somatic as good as stress scales exhibited reduce inner coherence as good as sensitivity.These findings yield initial evidence which a BSI-18 is current for make make use of of with homebound comparison adults. Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.