Minimal important difference metrics and test-retest reliability of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 with a primary care sample.

ABSTRACT: The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) is a measure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity that is widely used for clinical and research purposes. Although previous work has examined metrics of minimal important difference (MID) of the PCL-5 in veteran samples, no work has identified PCL-5 MID metrics among adults in primary care in the United States. In this secondary analysis, data were evaluated from primary care patients (N = 971) who screened positive for PTSD and participated in a large clinical trial in federally qualified health centers in three U.S. states. Participants primarily self-identified as women (70.2%) and White (70.3%). We calculated test-retest reliability using clinic registry data and multiple distribution- and anchor-based metrics of MID using baseli

SUBMITTER: Blanchard BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature