Domain Subtypes 1
Social support
Name of the measure; source citation
MSPSS
Link to measure
Purpose of the measure/target population (from source citation)
MSPSS is a 12-item scale designed to measure perceived social support from three source
Description of the measure: number of items etc (is it a screening tool, self administered/parent child tool (face to face, observation), Administration, self report/child or adult, type of tool (screening/diagnostic)
Self administered tool with 12 items
Psychometric information - validity and reliability (Provide Links to original source)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883252/
Studies that have used the measure (citation, publications) Key papers specific to SA
Irusen, H., Burger, H., Fernandez, P. W., Esterhuizen, T., Suliman, S., & Seedat, S. (2021). COVID-19 Related Anxiety in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer at Tertiary Hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. Cancer Control, 28, 10732748211024239. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748211024239
Petersen, I., Hanass Hancock, J., Bhana, A., & Govender, K. (2014). A group-based counselling intervention for depression comorbid with HIV/AIDS using a task shifting approach in South Africa: a randomized controlled pilot study. J Affect Disord, 158, 78-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.02.013
Pingo, J., van den Heuvel, L. L., Vythylingum, B., & Seedat, S. (2017). Probable postpartum hypomania and depression in a South African cohort. Arch Womens Ment Health, 20(3), 427-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-017-0719-8
Rothon, C., Stansfeld, S. A., Mathews, C., Kleinhans, A., Clark, C., Lund, C., & Flisher, A. J. (2011). Reliability of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescent mental health in Cape Town, South Africa. J Child Adolesc Ment Health, 23(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2011.634551
Context (Country) - setting (national/regional, local, urban/rural ethnicity)
South African adolescents. Cape Town
Adapted, including validation studies in South Africa, including translation
Not adapted
Domain Subtype 2
Child Behaviour
Name of the measure; source citation
CBCL
Link to measure
E-mail (for orders and inquiries): mail@aseba.org www.aseba.org
Purpose of the measure/target population (from source citation)
(CBCL) is a widely used questionnaire to assess behavioral and emotional problems in children and adolescents
Description of the measure: number of items etc (is it a screening tool, self administered/parent child tool (face to face, observation), Administration, self report/child or adult, type of tool (screening/diagnostic)
113-item parent-rated assessment of a child’s behavior problems and social competence
Psychometric information - validity and reliability (Provide Links to original source)
file:///C:/Users/33164835/Downloads/A_Psychometric_Analysis_of_the_Child_Behavior_Chec.pdf
Studies that have used the measure (citation, publications) Key papers specific to SA
An, S., Rauch, S. A., Maphula, A., Obida, M., Kogut, K., Bornman, R., Chevrier, J., & Eskenazi, B. (2022). In-utero exposure to DDT and pyrethroids and child behavioral and emotional problems at 2 years of age in the VHEMBE cohort, South Africa. Chemosphere, 306, 135569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135569
Buckley, J., Otwombe, K., Joyce, C., Leshabane, G., Galvin, L., Ramsammy, C., Lebotsa, M. E., Liberty, A., & Violari, A. (2022). Impact of Disclosure over Time on the Emotional Well-Being of Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection in South Africa. J Dev Behav Pediatr, 43(3), e188-e196. https://doi.org/10.1097/dbp.0000000000001008
Dollman, A. K., Figaji, A. A., & Schrieff-Elson, L. E. (2017). Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in School-Age South African Children Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neuroanat, 11, 121. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2017.00121
Heany, S., Phillips, N., Myer, L., Zar, H., Stein, D., & Hoare, J. (2021). Physical development and mental health in South African perinatally HIV-positive adolescents on antiretroviral therapy and their caregivers with and without household food insecurity. South Afr J HIV Med, 22(1), 1316. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhivmed.v22i1.1316
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Coovadia, H., Coutsoudis, A., Desmond, C., Newell, M. L., & Bland, R. M. (2016). Exclusive Breastfeeding and Cognition, Executive Function, and Behavioural Disorders in Primary School-Aged Children in Rural South Africa: A Cohort Analysis. PLoS Med, 13(6), e1002044. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002044
Rochat, T. J., Houle, B., Stein, A., Mitchell, J., & Bland, R. M. (2019). Maternal alcohol use and children´s emotional and cognitive outcomes in rural South Africa. S Afr Med J, 109(7), 526-534. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.13120
Rochat, T. J., Mitchell, J., Lubbe, A. M., Stein, A., Tomlinson, M., & Bland, R. M. (2017). Communication about HIV and death: Maternal reports of primary school-aged children´s questions after maternal HIV disclosure in rural South Africa. Soc Sci Med, 172, 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.031
Asanbe, C., Moleko, A. G., Visser, M., Thomas, A., Makwakwa, C., Salgado, W., & Tesnakis, A. (2016). Parental HIV/AIDS and psychological health of younger children in South Africa. J Child Adolesc Ment Health, 28(2), 175-185. https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2016.1216853
Louw, K. A., Ipser, J., Phillips, N., & Hoare, J. (2016). Correlates of emotional and behavioural problems in children with perinatally acquired HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care, 28(7), 842-850. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1140892
Rochat, T. J., Arteche, A. X., Stein, A., Mitchell, J., & Bland, R. M. (2015). Maternal and child psychological outcomes of HIV disclosure to young children in rural South Africa: the Amagugu intervention. Aids, 29 Suppl 1, S67-79. https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0000000000000668
Visser, M. J., Hecker, H. E., & Jordaan, J. (2018). A comparative study of the psychological problems of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children in a South African sample. AIDS Care, 30(5), 596-603. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1417530
Context (Country) - setting (national/regional, local, urban/rural ethnicity)
Young children, HIV+ children, South Africa
Adapted, including validation studies in South Africa, including translation
Not adapted
Domain Subtypes 3
Diagnosis
Name of the measure; source citation
SCID
Link to measure
https://www.appi.org/products/structured-clinical-interview-for-dsm-5-scid-5
Purpose of the measure/target population (from source citation)
Semi structured interview guide for making the major DSM-5 diagnoses
Description of the measure: number of items etc (is it a screening tool, self administered/parent child tool (face to face, observation), Administration, self report/child or adult, type of tool (screening/diagnostic)
Administered by a clinician or trained mental health professional
Psychometric information - validity and reliability (Provide Links to original source)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31490607/
Studies that have used the measure (citation, publications) Key papers specific to SA
Context (Country) - setting (national/regional, local, urban/rural ethnicity)
Adapted, including validation studies in South Africa, including translation
Domain Subtype 4
Threatening Events
Name of the measure; source citation
List of Threatening Events (LTE): Brugha TS, Bebbington P, Tennant C, Hurry J (1985) The List of Threatening Experiences: a subset of 12 life even categories with considerable long-term contextual threat. Psychol Med 15:189–194. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01360.x
Link to measure
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/FB664C28AB2D02D875F73D18DFCBA0D3/S003329170002105Xa.pdf/the-list-of-threatening-experiences-a-subset-of-12-life-event-categories-with-considerable-long-term-contextual-threat.pdf
Purpose of the measure/target population (from source citation)
The List of Threatening Experiences (LTE) is an instrument developed by Traolach Brugha and measures the occurrence of 12 major categories of stressful life events1) via self-report. The 12 major categories of stressful life events were selected for their established long-term consequences
Description of the measure: number of items etc (is it a screening tool, self administered/parent child tool (face to face, observation), Administration, self report/child or adult, type of tool (screening/diagnostic)
12 items self-report type: history?
Psychometric information - validity and reliability (Provide Links to original source)
Brugha, T. S., & Cragg, D. (1990). The List of Threatening Experiences: the reliability and validity of a brief life events questionnaire. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 82(1), 77–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01360.x;
Studies that have used the measure (citation, publications) Key papers specific to SA
Context (Country) - setting (national/regional, local, urban/rural ethnicity)
South Africa; low-income pregnant women in urban South Africa (Cape Town); 376 women (mean age 27 years; SD 5.8)
Adapted, including validation studies in South Africa, including translation
General Comments
It has been used in other low-resource settings, with antenatal populations (Hanlon et al. 2009).
More comments
Prior to the commencement of the study all measures had been translated and back-translated from English to Afrikaans and isiXhosa.
Notes
should we add the other measures used so there´s cross-referencing?