Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients

Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS). Methods A total of 256 participants (including 184 patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and 72 healthy controls) completed...

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Main Authors: Xuedi Zhang, Yue Sun, Minyao Xie, Shasha Song, Huan Zhang, Ping Zhou, Ning Zhang, Na Liu
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07193-5
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author Xuedi Zhang
Yue Sun
Minyao Xie
Shasha Song
Huan Zhang
Ping Zhou
Ning Zhang
Na Liu
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Minyao Xie
Shasha Song
Huan Zhang
Ping Zhou
Ning Zhang
Na Liu
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description Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS). Methods A total of 256 participants (including 184 patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and 72 healthy controls) completed USP-SPS, Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), Beck Depression Inventory Revised (BDI-II), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). The internal consistency, test-retest reliability (assessed in a 30-participant subsample over a 1-week interval), the structural validity, and convergent and discriminant validity of the USP-SPS were measured. Results Exploratory factor analysis yielded a six-factor structure accounting for 59.87% of the total variance, with all items demonstrating salient factor loadings (range = 0.48–0.86). The Chinese version of the USP-SPS severity scale showed moderate correlations with the OCI-R total score (r = 0.35), ordering (r = 0.35), mental neutralisation (r = 0.31), and BAI (r = 0.31), all p < 0.001. Psychometric evaluation demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.94 for the severity scale in the OCD cohort; KR-20 = 0.80 for the symptom checklist in all participants) and good test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.77) over a 1-week interval. Conclusion The Chinese version of USP-SPS is a reliable and valid assessment of sensory phenomena in patients with OCD.
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spelling doaj-art-20e6341eadd940bb971877d3c533456d2025-08-20T04:03:01ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2025-08-012511910.1186/s12888-025-07193-5Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patientsXuedi Zhang0Yue Sun1Minyao Xie2Shasha Song3Huan Zhang4Ping Zhou5Ning Zhang6Na Liu7Nanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Medical Psychology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Medical Psychology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Medical Psychology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing Brain Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Medical Psychology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityAbstract Objective This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS). Methods A total of 256 participants (including 184 patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and 72 healthy controls) completed USP-SPS, Yale-Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R), Beck Depression Inventory Revised (BDI-II), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). The internal consistency, test-retest reliability (assessed in a 30-participant subsample over a 1-week interval), the structural validity, and convergent and discriminant validity of the USP-SPS were measured. Results Exploratory factor analysis yielded a six-factor structure accounting for 59.87% of the total variance, with all items demonstrating salient factor loadings (range = 0.48–0.86). The Chinese version of the USP-SPS severity scale showed moderate correlations with the OCI-R total score (r = 0.35), ordering (r = 0.35), mental neutralisation (r = 0.31), and BAI (r = 0.31), all p < 0.001. Psychometric evaluation demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.94 for the severity scale in the OCD cohort; KR-20 = 0.80 for the symptom checklist in all participants) and good test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.77) over a 1-week interval. Conclusion The Chinese version of USP-SPS is a reliable and valid assessment of sensory phenomena in patients with OCD.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07193-5Sensory phenomenaThe University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena ScaleObsessive–compulsive disorderReliabilityValidity
spellingShingle Xuedi Zhang
Yue Sun
Minyao Xie
Shasha Song
Huan Zhang
Ping Zhou
Ning Zhang
Na Liu
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
BMC Psychiatry
Sensory phenomena
The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Reliability
Validity
title Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
title_full Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
title_fullStr Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
title_full_unstemmed Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
title_short Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale in OCD patients
title_sort reliability and validity of the chinese version of the university of sao paulo sensory phenomena scale in ocd patients
topic Sensory phenomena
The University of São Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Reliability
Validity
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07193-5
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