Short Form 36 Health Survey- Yoruba

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First Name Chidozie
Last Name Mbada
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chidozie_Mbada
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Short Form 36 Health Survey- Yoruba Version
Mental health condition assessed General Mental Health/Wellbeing/Quality of Life
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) 18-70
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Nigeria
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Yoruba
Clinical or community sample? Community
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? Tool was adapted among students, workers, and residents of Ile-Ife, in Osun state.
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha >0.70
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) —
Citations of development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Mbada, C.E., Adeogun, G.A., Ogunlana, M.O. et al. Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of yoruba version of the short-form 36 health survey. Health Qual Life Outcomes 13, 141 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-015-0337-y
Notes when administering the tool The tool should be administered by a trained research assistant in the Yoruba language. As with other versions of the SF-36, the Yoruba translation consists of eight subscales and the sum score on each is the weighted sum of the questions for that section. Each scale is transformed into a 0-100 scale on the assumption that each question carries equal weight. Total scores are then summed from each subscale, with lower scores denoting more disability.

Liberian Distress Screener

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First Name Katrin
Last Name Fabian
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Global Health, University of Washington
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Liberian Distress Screener
Mental health condition assessed Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Idiom of distress included, if any Scale includes 11 unique Liberian idioms of distress
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) 19-81
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Liberia
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Liberian English
Clinical or community sample? Community
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? —
Development procedures Locally developed
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha —
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio])
Citations of development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Fabian, K., Fannoh, J., Washington, G. G., Geninyan, W. B., Nyachienga, B., Cyrus, G., & Hallowanger, J. (2018). ‘‘My Heart Die in Me’’: Idioms of Distress and the Development of a Screening Tool for Mental Suffering in Southeast Liberia. Cultural Medical Psychiatry, (42), 684-703.
Notes when administering the tool The tool may be filled out by participants or administered verbally. Total scores are generated by summing each item with equal weight. More extensive work evaluating the screener is anticipated by its authors.

Arab Youth Mental Health Scale

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First Name Rema
Last Name Afifi
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Health Behavior and Education, American University of Beirut
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Arab Youth Mental Health Scale
Mental health condition assessed Common Mental Health Disorders
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Childhood or Adolescence
Age range (age – age) 10-14
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Lebanon
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Arabic
Clinical or community sample? Community
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? —
Development procedures Locally developed
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable Several items used in the construction of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale were pulled from existing surveys, specifically the Center for Epidemiological Studies- Depression Scale, the Hopkins Symptom Checklist, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Items from each scale were piloted in the study population to assess participant comprehension and contextual and cultural relevance.
Cronbach’s alpha 0.901
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) —
Citations of development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Makhoul, J., Nakkash, R. T., Hajj, T. E., Abdulrahim, S., Kanj, M., Mahfoud, Z., & Afifi, R. A. (2010). Development and Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health Scale. Community Mental Health Journal, 47(3), 331-340. doi:10.1007/s10597-010-9312-6
Notes when administering the tool The tool should be administered verbally by trained research assistants who are fluent in Arabic.

Hopkins Symptom Checklist(HSCL-37A) – Congo

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First Name Cindy
Last Name Mels
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Orthopedagogics, Ghent University
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Hopkins Symptom Checklist-37A (HSCL-37A) – Congo
Mental health condition assessed Common Mental Health Disorders
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Childhood or Adolescence and Young Adults
Age range (age – age) 13-21
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Congolese French and Swahili
Clinical or community sample? Community
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? 13 secondary schools in the Ituri district
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.91
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) —
Citations of development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Mels, C., Derluyn, I., Broekaert, E., & Rosseel, Y. (2009). Community-based cross-cultural adaptation of mental health measures in emergency settings: Validating the IES-R and HSCL-37A in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(9), 899-910. doi:10.1007/s00127-009-0128-z
Notes when administering the tool The instrument may be self-administered or verbally administered by a trained research assistant, depending upon the age and other characteristics of the study population. In the original development of this tool, a more rigorous translation procedure was adopted for the Congolese French version than for the Swahili version, though most students in the publication sample completed the Swahili HSCL-37A. The HSCL-37A items range on a likert scale and all items should be summed with equal weight to calculate a participant’s total score.

Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory-5 (CASI-5) – Uganda

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First Name Richard Stephen
Last Name Mpango
Email Not Available
Affiliation Research Scientist, Mental Health Project, MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory-5 (CASI-5) – Uganda
Mental health condition assessed Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Idiom of distress included, if any Several idioms of distress are captured in the adapted version of the scale
Lifestage of interest Childhood or Adolescence
Age range (age – age) 5-17
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Uganda
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Luganda
Clinical or community sample? Clinical
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? Caregivers of children attending a Child and Adolescent HIV Clinic at Butabika Hospital
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha —
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) —
Citations of development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Mpango, R. S., Kinyanda, E., Rukundo, G. Z., Gadow, K. D., & Patel, V. (2017). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory-5 (CASI-5) for use in central and south-western Uganda: The CHAKA project. Tropical Doctor, 47(4), 347-354. doi:10.1177/0049475517724688
Notes when administering the tool The tool should be administered by trained research assistants who are fluent in Luganda. Trained research assistants should administer the tool to the primary caretaker of the children participating in the study.

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)- Ethiopia

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First Name Ayalu
Last Name Reda
Email Not Available
Affiliation Haramaya University, Department of Public Health
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Mental health condition assessed Anxiety and depression
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) —
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Ethiopia
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Amharic
Clinical or community sample? Clinical
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? Adults with HIV/AIDS taking anti-retroviral treatment
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.87
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) The internal consistency was 0.78 for the anxiety, 0.76 for depression subscales and 0.87 for the full scale of HADS. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was 80%, 86%, and 84% for the anxiety and depression subscales, and total score, respectively.
Links to development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Reda, A. A. (2011). Reliability and Validity of the Ethiopian Version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in HIV Infected Patients. PLoS ONE, 6(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016049
Notes when administering the tool The HADS can be broken down into depression and anxiety subscales, as illustrated in the study cited under the Links tab. Each item is rated on a Likert scale from 0-3 and all items are summed with equal weight. Sub-scoreson the anxiety or depression subscales ranging from 0 to 7 areconsidered normal; while 8 to 10 and 11 to 21 are considered ‘cause for concern’ and ‘probable cases of anxiety or depression’ respectively.

Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) – Kenya

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First Name Enbal
Last Name Shacham
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, Washington University
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) – Kenya
Mental health condition assessed Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) —
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Kenya
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Swahili
Clinical or community sample? Other
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? Individuals Participating in a Support Group for HIV/AIDS Patients
Development procedures Culturally adapted and validated
If validated, what was the gold standard? Convergent Validity from Community Focus Groups
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.95
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) Cronbach’s alpha was assessed for the various subscales examined in the original study (cited in the Links tab). The global severity index (GSI) exhibited the best internal reliability at 0.95, and is therefore encouraged for use. The Intraclass coefficient (ICC) for the GSI was 0.70.
Links to development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Enbal Shacham, Michael Reece, Patrick O. Monahan, Violet Yebei, Otieno
Omollo, Willis Owino Ong’or & Claris Ojwang (2008) Measuring psychological distress symptoms in individuals living with HIV in western Kenya, Journal of Mental Health, 17:4, 424-434, DOI:10.1080/09638230701530192
Notes when administering the tool The tool should be administered verbally in Swahili by a trained research assistant. Each item is scored from 0 to 4 and the sum score is calculated by summing each item with equal weight.

Dar-es-Salaam Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ)

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First Name Sylvia
Last Name Kaaya
Email —
Affiliation Muhimnili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Department of Psychiatry
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sylvia_Kaaya3
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Dar-es-Salaam Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ)
Mental health condition assessed Anxiety and Depression
Idiom of distress included, if any Numerous
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) 15-48
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Tanzania
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Kiswahili
Clinical or community sample? Clinical
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? Antenatal clinic attendees in Dar-es-Salaam
Development procedures locally-developed, validated, culturally-adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25)
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.84
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) Additional psychometrics evaluated include: inter-rater reliability (intraclass r = 0.89), and test-retest reliability (intraclass r = 0.82).
Links to development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Lee, B., Kaaya, S. F., Mbwambo, J. K., Smith-Fawzi, M. C., & Leshabari, M. T. (2008). Detecting Depressive Disorder With the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 in Tanzania. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 54(1), 7–20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764006074995
Notes when administering the tool The DSQ should be administered verbally to participants by trained research assistants.

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)- Ethiopia

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First Name Ayalu Aklilu
Last Name Reda
Email Not Available
Affiliation Department of Public Health, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) – Ethiopian Version
Mental health condition assessed Anxiety and Depression
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Adult (General)
Age range (age – age) —
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Ethiopia
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Amharic
Clinical or community sample? Clinical
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? HIV/AIDS Patients
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.87
Sensitivity —
Spec —
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) Additionally, Cronbach’s alpha for the anxiety and depression subscales were 0.76 and 0.87 respectively. The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was 0.80, 0.86, and 0.84 for the anxiety subscale, depression subscale, and full scale respectively.
Links to development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Reda AA (2011) Reliability and Validity of the Ethiopian Version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in HIV Infected Patients. PLoS
ONE 6(1): e16049. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016049
Notes when administering the tool The Ethiopian HADS should be administered verbally by a trained research assistant fluent in Amharic. Each item is scored from 0-3, meaning that an individual can score from 0-21 for the full scale. All items on the scale are summed with equal weight to produce a total score. The total score can also be separated into the anxiety and depression subscales.

Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) – Botswana

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First Name Elizabeth
Last Name Lowenthal
Email —
Affiliation University of Pennsylvania
Other means of contacting author (e.g., website, Academia.edu, ResearchGate) —
Mental health assessment tool that was adapted/developed/validated Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
Mental health condition assessed General Mental Health/Wellbeing/Quality of Life
Idiom of distress included, if any Not Applicable
Lifestage of interest Childhood or Adolescence
Country or countries where tool was developed/adapted/validated Botswana
Language(s) of the adapted/developed/validated tool Setswana
Clinical or community sample? Clinical
Subpopulation in which tool was developed/validated (e.g., tool was developed and tested among middle-class women)? HIV-infected children aged 8 to 16 years old attending infectious disease clinics
Development procedures Culturally adapted
If validated, what was the gold standard? —
Description of other development procedures, if applicable —
Cronbach’s alpha 0.87
Sensitivity 0.62
Spec 0.86
Other information about tool (e.g., additional psychometrics [NPV, PPV, Youden’s index, diagnostic odds ratio]) The area under the curve (AUC) for the full 35-item scale was 0.85. Based off of this study, a cut-off score of 20 is recommended. The psychometric properties were assessed for the full 35-item PSC, as well as a shortened 17-item version. More information about the shortened 17-item version of the scale is detailed in the original publication.
Links to development/adaptation/validation studies and/or previous studies using the tool Lowenthal, E., Lawler, K., Harari, N., Moamogwe, L., Masunge, J., Masedi, M., Gross, R. (2011). Validation of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist in HIV-infected Batswana. Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 23(1), 17-28. doi:10.2989/17280583.2011.594245
Notes when administering the tool The PSC should be verbally delivered to caregivers by trained research assistants. The youth version of the PSC (PSC-Y) can be completed by children if deemed appropriate, and should also be verbally administered by trained research assistants who can aid in the completion of the scale.