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ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2021

Practical applications of brief screening questionnaires for autism spectrum disorder in a psychiatry outpatient setting.

Yukiko Kuru, Takeshi Nishiyama, Satoshi Sumi, Futoshi Suzuki, Tomoko Shiino, Takuma Kimura, Kou Hirai, Miho Kuroda, Yoko Kamio, Shogo Kikuchi

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Yukiko KuruDepartment of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan.
Takeshi NishiyamaDepartment of Public Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0032-6508
Satoshi SumiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kamibayashi Memorial Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
Futoshi SuzukiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kamibayashi Memorial Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
Tomoko ShiinoResearch Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Takuma KimuraDepartment of Early Childhood Education and Care, Nagoya Management Junior College, Owariasahi, Japan.
Kou HiraiDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kamibayashi Memorial Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
Miho KurodaDepartment of Human Care, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
Yoko KamioInstitute of Education and Human Development, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shogo KikuchiDepartment of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan.
Aichi Medical University · JPIchinomiya Kenshin College · JPUniversity of Fukui · JPNagoya City University · JPNagoya Management Junior College · JPNagoya University of Arts · JPOchanomizu University · JP

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Abstract

objectivesThis study was designed to examine the diagnostic performance of the social and communication disorders checklist (SCDC) and strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) to detect autism spectrum conditions (ASC), along with the social responsiveness scale-second edition (SRS-2) as reference, in a psychiatry outpatient setting.

methodsWe translated the SCDC into Japanese since its Japanese version was unavailable. We examined its test-retest reliability as well as the internal consistency reliability and diagnostic performance of the three questionnaires among 41 Japanese psychiatric outpatients, using the best-estimate diagnosis of ASC based on the diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders, as a gold standard.

resultsThe test-retest reliability was high for the SCDC. Although the internal consistency reliability was high for the SCDC and SRS-2, that was low for the prosocial and peer problem subscales of the SDQ. The performance of the SCDC, SDQ, and SRS-2 to detect ASC was moderate: the area under the ROC curve of 0.78, 0.78, and 0.84, respectively.

conclusionsAlthough questionnaires to detect ASC, including the three examined, generally have only moderate performance in this setting, these can be successfully applied to high-risk populations such as psychiatry outpatients, when multi-level rather than dichotomous likelihood ratios are used.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderPsychiatryHumansOutpatientsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnairesautism spectrum conditionsmulti-level likelihood ratioquestionnairereliabilityvalidity

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PMCPMC8170580
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