Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Schizophr Bull. 2019 Apr 25;45(3):600-609. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby069.
Identification of participants at clinical high-risk (CHR) for the development of psychosis is an important objective of current preventive efforts in mental health research. However, the utility of using web-based screening approaches to detect CHR participants at the population level has not been investigated.
We tested a web-based screening approach to identify CHR individuals. Potential participants were invited to a website via e-mail invitations, flyers, and invitation letters involving both the general population and mental health services. Two thousand two hundred seventy-nine participants completed the 16-item version of the prodromal questionnaire (PQ-16) and a 9-item questionnaire of perceptual and cognitive aberrations (PCA) for the assessment of basic symptoms (BS) online. 52.3% of participants met a priori cut-off criteria for the PQ and 73.6% for PCA items online. One thousand seven hundred eighty-seven participants were invited for a clinical interview and n = 356 interviews were conducted (response rate: 19.9%) using the Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental State (CAARMS) and the Schizophrenia Proneness Interview, Adult Version (SPI-A). n = 101 CHR participants and n = 8 first-episode psychosis (FEP) were detected. ROC curve analysis revealed good to moderate sensitivity and specificity for predicting CHR status based on online results for both UHR and BS criteria (sensitivity/specificity: PQ-16 = 82%/46%; PCA = 94%/12%). Selection of a subset of 10 items from both PQ-16 and PCA lead to an improved of specificity of 57% while only marginally affecting sensitivity (81%). CHR participants were characterized by similar levels of functioning and neurocognitive deficits as clinically identified CHR groups.
These data provide evidence for the possibility to identify CHR participants through population-based web screening. This could be an important strategy for early intervention and diagnosis of psychotic disorders.
识别有发展为精神病风险的临床高风险(CHR)参与者是当前精神卫生研究中预防工作的重要目标。然而,尚未研究使用基于网络的筛查方法在人群水平上检测 CHR 参与者的效用。
我们测试了一种基于网络的筛查方法来识别 CHR 个体。通过电子邮件邀请、传单和包括一般人群和精神卫生服务在内的邀请信,邀请潜在参与者访问网站。2279 名参与者在线完成了 16 项前驱症状问卷(PQ-16)和 9 项感知和认知异常问卷(PCA),以评估基本症状(BS)。52.3%的参与者在线符合 PQ 的先验截止标准,73.6%的参与者在线符合 PCA 项目标准。1787 名参与者被邀请进行临床访谈,n=356 次访谈(应答率:19.9%)使用了风险精神状态全面评估(CAARMS)和成人版精神分裂症倾向访谈(SPI-A)。n=101 名 CHR 参与者和 n=8 名首发精神病(FEP)被发现。基于在线 UHR 和 BS 标准的结果,ROC 曲线分析显示出预测 CHR 状态的良好到中等敏感性和特异性(敏感性/特异性:PQ-16=82%/46%;PCA=94%/12%)。从 PQ-16 和 PCA 中选择 10 项组成的子集可将特异性提高到 57%,而仅略微影响敏感性(81%)。CHR 参与者的功能和神经认知缺陷水平与临床确定的 CHR 组相似。
这些数据为通过基于人群的网络筛查识别 CHR 参与者提供了证据。这可能是早期干预和诊断精神病障碍的重要策略。