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ArticleBMC psychiatry2021

Validity and reliability of a Persian version of the self- evaluation of negative symptoms (SNS).

Shahrzad Mazhari, Anahita Karamooz, Mahin Eslami Shahrbabaki, Farzaneh Jahanbakhsh, Sonia Dollfus

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Shahrzad MazhariNeuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Anahita KaramoozDepartment of Psychiatry, Shahid-Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 76175- 113, Kerman, Iran. anahita.karamooz@yahoo.com.
Mahin Eslami ShahrbabakiDepartment of Psychiatry, Shahid-Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 76175- 113, Kerman, Iran.
Farzaneh JahanbakhshDepartment of Psychiatry, Shahid-Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 76175- 113, Kerman, Iran.
Sonia DollfusDepartment of Psychiatry, Center Hospitalier Universitaire, 14000, Caen, France.

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aimThe Self-evaluation of Negative Symptoms (SNS) has been developed to allow schizophrenia patients to evaluate themselves in five dimensions of negative symptoms. The present study aimed to examine psychometric properties of the Persian version of SNS.

methodsA group of 50 patients with schizophrenia and a group of 50 healthy controls received the Persian-SNS. Severity of negative symptoms were evaluated by the Scale for Assessment of Negative symptoms (SANS) and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).

resultsThe results showed that the Cronbach's alpha for the Persian SNS was 0.95. The Persian-SNS and its subscales showed significant positive correlations with the total SANS score and SANS subscales as well as BPRS negative subscale, thus confirming the validity of the scale. Finally, the Persian-SNS showed the ability to discriminate patients with schizophrenia from healthy controls.

conclusionThe acceptable properties of the Persian version of SNS demonstrated that it is a practical tool for screening negative symptoms in Persian-speaking schizophrenia patients.

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Diagnostic Self EvaluationSchizophreniaHumansIranPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf-AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesNegative symptomsPersianPsychometricsSchizophreniaSNS

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