Heleen Riper (314641)

Johannes Smit (3459197)

Patricia van Oppen (94161)

Pim Cuijpers (83464)

Wouter van Ballegooijen (314639)

BMC Psychiatry

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Additional file 2: of Validation of online psychometric instruments for common mental health disorders: a systematic review

Background: Online questionnaires for measuring common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders are increasingly used. The psychometrics of several pen-and-paper questionnaires have been re-examined for online use and new online instruments have been developed and tested for validity as well. This study aims to review and synthesise the literature on this subject and provide a framework for future research. Methods: We searched Medline and PsycINFO for psychometric studies on online instruments for common mental health disorders and extracted the psychometric data. Studies were coded and assessed for quality by independent raters. Results: We included 56 studies on 62 online instruments. For common instruments such as the CES-D, MADRS-S and HADS there is mounting evidence for adequate psychometric properties. Further results are scattered over different instruments and different psychometric characteristics. Few studies included patient populations. Conclusions: We found at least one online measure for each of the included mental health disorders and symptoms. A small number of online questionnaires have been studied thoroughly. This study provides an overview of online instruments to refer to when choosing an instrument for assessing common mental health disorders online, and can structure future psychometric research

van Ballegooijen, W.

Riper, H.

Cuijpers, P.

van Oppen, P.

Smit, J.H.

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Validation of online psychometric instruments for common mental health disorders: a systematic review

van Ballegooijen, Wouter

Riper, Heleen

Cuijpers, Pim

van Oppen, Patricia

Smit, Johannes H.

Background: Online questionnaires for measuring common mental health disorders such as depression andanxiety disorders are increasingly used. The psychometrics of several pen-and-paper questionnaires have beenre-examined for online use and new online instruments have been developed and tested for validity as well. Thisstudy aims to review and synthesise the literature on this subject and provide a framework for future research.Methods: We searched Medline and PsycINFO for psychometric studies on online instruments for common mentalhealth disorders and extracted the psychometric data. Studies were coded and assessed for quality by independentraters.Results: We included 56 studies on 62 online instruments. For common instruments such as the CES-D, MADRS-Sand HADS there is mounting evidence for adequate psychometric properties. Further results are scattered overdifferent instruments and different psychometric characteristics. Few studies included patient populations.Conclusions: We found at least one online measure for each of the included mental health disorders andsymptoms. A small number of online questionnaires have been studied thoroughly. This study provides anoverview of online instruments to refer to when choosing an instrument for assessing common mental healthdisorders online, and can structure future psychometric research

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Additional file 1: of Validation of online psychometric instruments for common mental health disorders: a systematic review

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Additional file 2: of Validation of online psychometric instruments for common mental health disorders: a systematic review

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