Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal; Cognitive-Behavioral Research Centre (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Coimbra, Portugal; Cognitive-Behavioral Research Centre (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Psychiatry Res. 2015 Mar 30;226(1):53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.055. Epub 2014 Dec 8.
The PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) is a brief self-report instrument widely used to assess Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in war Veterans, according to DSM-IV. This study sought out to explore the factor structure and reliability of the Portuguese version of the PCL-M. A sample of 660 Portuguese Colonial War Veterans completed the PCL-M. Several Confirmatory Factor Analyses were conducted to test different structures for PCL-M PTSD symptoms. Although the respecified first-order four-factor model based on King et al.'s model showed the best fit to the data, the respecified first and second-order models based on the DSM-IV symptom clusters also presented an acceptable fit. In addition, the PCL-M showed adequate reliability. The Portuguese version of the PCL-M is thus a valid and reliable measure to assess the severity of PTSD symptoms as described in DSM-IV. Its use with Portuguese Colonial War Veterans may ease screening of possible PTSD cases, promote more suitable treatment planning, and enable monitoring of therapeutic outcomes.
创伤后应激障碍检查表-军事版（PCL-M）是一种简短的自我报告工具，根据 DSM-IV 广泛用于评估退伍军人的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状。本研究旨在探索 PCL-M 的葡萄牙语版本的因素结构和可靠性。一个由 660 名葡萄牙殖民战争退伍军人组成的样本完成了 PCL-M。进行了几项验证性因素分析，以测试 PCL-M PTSD 症状的不同结构。尽管基于 King 等人的模型的重新指定的一阶四因素模型显示出与数据的最佳拟合，但基于 DSM-IV 症状群的重新指定的一阶和二阶模型也呈现出可接受的拟合。此外，PCL-M 显示出足够的可靠性。因此，PCL-M 的葡萄牙语版本是一种有效且可靠的方法，可用于评估 DSM-IV 中描述的 PTSD 症状的严重程度。它在葡萄牙殖民战争退伍军人中的使用可以方便地筛选可能的 PTSD 病例，促进更合适的治疗计划，并能够监测治疗效果。
