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Báo cáo y học: "Assessing the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BasisRaadsOnderzoek (BARO) as a first-line screening instrument for juvenile offenders"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Assessing the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BasisRaadsOnderzoek (BARO) as a first-line screening instrument for juvenile offenders. | Doreleijers et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2011 5 24 http www.capmh.eom content 5 1 24 CHILD ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Assessing the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BasisRaadsOnderzoek BARO as a first-line screening instrument for juvenile offenders Theo AH Doreleijers1 2 Cyril Boonmann1 Erik van Loosbroek3 and Robert RJM Vermeiren1 4 Abstract Background The aim of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties and the perceived usefulness of the BARO Dutch BAsisRaadsOnderzoek Protection Board Preliminary Examination of Juvenile Suspects . The BARO is a first-line screening instrument for the identification of psychiatric disorders adverse environmental factors and levels of dys function in adolescent offenders age 12 to 18 to be used by social workers of the Child Protection Board CPB following a police arrest. Method CPB workers administered the BARO to 295 juvenile offenders 91 boys 9 girls . A subgroup of 66 offenders 89 boys 11 girls underwent an elaborate diagnostic assessment by forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. Using these assessments the most relevant psychometric properties of the BARO were studied. The perceived usefulness was studied using questionnaires to be filled in by the CPB social workers. Results The internal consistency of the instrument was sufficient to good the concurrent validity of the CPB social workers applying the BARO and the forensic experts carrying out the comprehensive diagnostic assessment was strong the discriminatory value of the instrument was moderate to strong and the perceived usefulness of the instrument was evaluated as good to very good by the majority of the CPB workers. Discussion The BARO has sufficient to good psychometric properties including moderate to strong discriminatory value and is considered a good screening instrument by the CPB social workers. In conclusion the BARO seems to be a very promising first-line