Escala de Discapacidad Psicosocial de Caldas

Abstract

The Escala de Discapacidad Psicosocial de Caldas, also referred to as the Caldas Psychosocial Disability Scale, was meticulously developed by Agudelo-Hernández, Romero, and Quintero-Pulgar in 2023 with the primary goal of identifying and measuring psychosocial disability. The creation process commenced with a preliminary list of 74 quantitative items. Through rigorous evaluation, two items, specifically Item 57 and Item 73, were excluded from the scale due to their low content validity coefficients. To validate the instrument, data were systematically collected from a cohort of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, along with their principal caregivers, located in Colombia. Subsequent factor analysis performed on the remaining 73 items resulted in the consolidation of 33 items that clustered into six distinct factors. The criteria for retaining an item were stringent, requiring a factorial load greater than 0.5, adherence to overdetermination criteria, an absence of cross-loadings, and demonstrable theoretical coherence. The development study also provided results affirming the scale’s content and concurrent validity.

Keywords

Adherence to Treatment; Disability in Family Functioning; Mental Disorders; Occupational/Work Disability; Personal and Emotional Disability; Psychosocial Disability; Social Disability; Disabilities; Emotional Disturbances; Family Relations; Mental Disorders; Psychosocial Factors; Treatment Compliance; Mental Health and Illness Assessment

Authors

Agudelo-Hernández, Felipe; Romero, Edison Andrés; Quintero-Pulgar, Yudy

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Purpose

The fundamental objective of this questionnaire is to function as a precise measure for the assessment of psychosocial disability among individuals who have been diagnosed with mental disorders.

Construct

The core construct this instrument is designed to evaluate and quantify is Psychosocial Disability.

Validity

During the expert review phase, all items demonstrated excellent content validity, achieving V Aiken (Content Validity Coefficient) scores that were above the .8 threshold. Evidence for concurrent validity was established by identifying significant correlations between the scale’s domains and existing, validated instruments that measure similar constructs. Specifically, correlations were observed between the domains of family disability or social disability and the Zarit scale (Rodríguez et al., 2016). Furthermore, the socio-emotional disability domain was found to correlate with the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ; Beusenberg & Orley, 1994).

Reliability

No data is Available

Factor Analysis

A comprehensive factor analysis was conducted on the initial 73-item version of the scale. The results of this analysis demonstrated that 33 of the items effectively grouped together into six distinct factors. The selection process for these final 33 items was guided by specific statistical and theoretical criteria: each chosen item was required to exhibit a factorial load greater than 0.5, satisfy the overdetermination criteria, show no significant cross-loads on other factors, and maintain theoretical consistency within its designated factor.

Instrument

Test Type

This is an original inventory/questionnaire.

Format

The responses for all items on the scale are structured in a dichotomous format.

Language Available

The instrument is available for use in Spanish.

Population Group

The scale is designed for administration to adult human populations, defined as individuals aged 18 years and older, encompassing both males and females.

Age Group

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)

Population Details

The development and validation of this scale were conducted with a population based in Colombia. The respondent groups specifically included patients diagnosed with mental illnesses and their respective caregivers.

Test Methodology

The methodological approach for this instrument’s development included rigorous procedures for establishing Test Validity, with specific examinations of Concurrent Validity, Content Validity, and the application of Factor Analysis.

Keywords

Adherence to Treatment; Disability in Family Functioning; Mental Disorders; Occupational/Work Disability; Personal and Emotional Disability; Psychosocial Disability; Social Disability; Disabilities; Emotional Disturbances; Family Relations; Mental Disorders; Psychosocial Factors; Treatment Compliance; Mental Health and Illness Assessment

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Authors

Agudelo-Hernández, Felipe

• Author ORCID Identifier: No data is Available

• Affiliation: Universidad de Manizales

• Email addresses: [email protected]

• Correspondence Address: Universidad de Manizales, Carrea 22 #58-21, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, 170001

Romero, Edison Andrés

• Author ORCID Identifier: No data is Available

• Affiliation: Dirección Territorial de Salud de Caldas

• Email addresses: [email protected]

• Correspondence Address: No data is Available

Quintero-Pulgar, Yudy

• Author ORCID Identifier: No data is Available

• Affiliation: Agency for International Development – USAID

• Email addresses: No data is Available

• Correspondence Address: No data is Available

Permissions & Fee and Test Year

• Permissions: To obtain permission for use, it is recommended to contact the corresponding author, Felipe Agudelo-Hernández.

• Fee: This is not a commercial instrument; there is no fee associated with its use.

• Test Year: 2023

Reference’s

Agudelo-Hernández, F., Romero, E. A., & Quintero-Pulgar, Y. (2023). Diseño y validez de un instrumento para determinar discapacidad psicosocial asociada a trastornos mentales [Design and validity of an instrument to determine psychosocial disability associated with mental disorders]. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación Psicologica, 69(3), 161–171. https://doi.org/10.21865/RIDEP69.3.14

Beusenberg, M., & Orley, J. (1994). A user’s guide to the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). World Health Organization.

Rodríguez, A., Crespo, M., & Olazarán, J. (2016). Adaptación española de la escala de sobrecarga del cuidador de Zarit: Guía para su uso e interpretación. Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

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Items of the Caldas Psychosocial Disability Scale

No data is Available. The 33 items of the scale are not detailed in the provided materials. To access the full list of items, please consult the original source publication: Agudelo-Hernández, et al. (2023), specifically Table 1, found on pages 164-165.