Developing an optimal short-form of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although several short-forms of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL) exist, all were developed using heuristic methods. This report presents the results of analyses designed to create an optimal short-form PCL for DSM-5 (PCL-5) using both machine learning and conventional scale development methods.

Methods

The short-form scales were developed using independent datasets collected by the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience among Service members. We began by using a training dataset (n = 8,917) to fit short-form scales with between 1 and 8 items using different statistical methods (exploratory factor analysis, stepwise logistic regression, and a new machine learning method to find an optimal integer-scored short-form scale) to predict dichoto

SUBMITTER: Zuromski KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6736721 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature