TY - JOUR
T1 - Brazilian version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)
AU - de Oliveira, Guilherme Nogueira M.
AU - Kummer, Arthur
AU - Salgado, João Vinícius
AU - Portela, Eduardo Jardel
AU - Sousa-Pereira, Sílvio Roberto
AU - David, Anthony S.
AU - Kanner, Andres M.
AU - Teixeira, Antonio Lucio
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods: This study involved 98 outpatients who underwent psychopathological evaluation with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus Version, Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), and a Portuguese version of the NDDI-E. Results: The NDDI-E was easily understood and quickly administered to most of the patients. At a cutoff score >. 15, NDDI-E had a sensitivity of 81.5%, a specificity of 83.1%, and a negative predictive value of 92.2% for diagnosis of major depression. Internal consistency reliability of the NDDI-E was 0.79, and there was also a positive correlation between the NDDI-E and the HAM-D (P<. 0.001). Conclusion: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of NDDI-E can be used as a practical screening tool to improve recognition of depression in Brazilian people with epilepsy.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods: This study involved 98 outpatients who underwent psychopathological evaluation with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus Version, Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D), and a Portuguese version of the NDDI-E. Results: The NDDI-E was easily understood and quickly administered to most of the patients. At a cutoff score >. 15, NDDI-E had a sensitivity of 81.5%, a specificity of 83.1%, and a negative predictive value of 92.2% for diagnosis of major depression. Internal consistency reliability of the NDDI-E was 0.79, and there was also a positive correlation between the NDDI-E and the HAM-D (P<. 0.001). Conclusion: The Brazilian-Portuguese version of NDDI-E can be used as a practical screening tool to improve recognition of depression in Brazilian people with epilepsy.
KW - Depression
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Screening
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.07.013
DO - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.07.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 20729151
AN - SCOPUS:78649908323
SN - 1525-5050
VL - 19
SP - 328
EP - 331
JO - Epilepsy and Behavior
JF - Epilepsy and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -