Safe and valid? A systematic review of the psychometric properties of culturally adapted depression scales for use among Indigenous populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementing culturally sensitive psychometric measures of depression may be an effective strategy to improve acceptance, response rate, and reliability of psychological assessment among Indigenous populations. However, the psychometric properties of depression scales after cultural adaptation remain unclear.

Methods

We screened the Ovid Medline, PubMed, Embase, Global Health, PsycInfo, and CINAHL databases through three levels of search terms: Depression, Psychometrics, and Indigenous, following the PRISMA guidelines. We assessed metrics for reliability (including Cronbach's alpha), validity (including fit indices), and clinical utility (including predictive value).

Results

Across 31 studies included the review, 13 different depression scales were adapted

SUBMITTER: Yang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579654 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature