Thirthalli, J ; Sathyaprabha, TN ; Gangadhar, BN ; Prasad, MKrishna ; Udupa, K ; Kishore, KR (2009) Inter-rater reliability of Hamilton depression rating scale using video- recorded interviews - Focus on rater-blinding Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 51 (3). pp. 191-194. ISSN 0019-5545
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.55085
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.55085
Abstract
Background: Hamilton depression rating scale (Ham-D) is the most widely used clinician rating scale for depression. There has been no Indian study that has examined the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of video-recorded interviews of the 21-item Ham-D. Aim: To study the IRR of scoring video-recorded interviews for 21-item Ham-D. Materials and methods: Eighteen subjects with major depressive disorder involved in a larger study were interviewed using the semi-structured clinical interview of the 21-item Ham-D by a primary rater after informed consent. These interviews were video-recorded and portions edited to ensure rater blinding. Subsequently, the video-recorded interviews were rated by a "blind" rater. Both rated the different sub-domains of Ham-D according to Rhoades and Overall (1983). IRR was evaluated using intra-class correlation coefficient. Results: Excellent IRR was observed (0.9891) between the two raters. This was true for each of the primary factors and super-factors. Conclusion: Video recorded 21-item Ham-D has excellentIRR. Video-recorded interviews of Ham-D can be reliably used to blind raters in research.
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Keywords: | 21-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Ham-D); Video Recorded Interviews; Inter-rater Reliability; Rater Blinding. |
ID Code: | 117854 |
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