Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale

Mohammad Ahmadpanah,1 Meisam Sheikhbabaei,1 Mohammad Haghighi,1 Fatemeh Roham,1 Leila Jahangard,1 Amineh Akhondi,2 Dena Sadeghi Bahmani,3 Hafez Bajoghli,4 Edith Holsboer-Trachsler,3 Serge Brand3,5 1Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Ha...

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Main Authors: Ahmadpanah M, Sheikhbabaei M, Haghighi M, Roham F, Jahangard L, Akhondi A, Sadeghi Bahmani D, Bajoghli H, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S
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Akhondi A
Sadeghi Bahmani D
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Holsboer-Trachsler E
Brand S
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description Mohammad Ahmadpanah,1 Meisam Sheikhbabaei,1 Mohammad Haghighi,1 Fatemeh Roham,1 Leila Jahangard,1 Amineh Akhondi,2 Dena Sadeghi Bahmani,3 Hafez Bajoghli,4 Edith Holsboer-Trachsler,3 Serge Brand3,5 1Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; 2Hamadan Educational Organization, Ministry of Education, Hamadan, Iran; 3Center for Affective, Stress, and Sleep Disorders, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 4Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 5Department of Sport, Exercise and Health Science, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Background and aims: The Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is an expert’s rating tool to assess the severity and symptoms of depression. The aim of the present two studies was to validate the Persian version of the MADRS and determine its test–retest reliability in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorders (MDD). Methods: In study 1, the translated MADRS and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were applied to 210 patients diagnosed with MDD and 100 healthy adults. In study 2,200 patients diagnosed with MDD were assessed with the MADRS in face-to-face interviews. Thereafter, 100 patients were assessed 3–14 days later, again via face-to-face-interviews, while the other 100 patients were assessed 3–14 days later via a telephone interview. Results: Study 1: The MADRS and HDRS scores between patients with MDD and healthy controls differed significantly. Agreement between scoring of the MADRS and HDRS was high (r=0.95). Study 2: The intraclass correlation coefficient (test–retest reliability) was r=0.944 for the face-to-face interviews, and r=0.959 for the telephone interviews. Conclusion: The present data suggest that the Persian MADRS has high validity and excellent test–retest reliability over a time interval of 3–14 days, irrespective of whether the second assessment was carried out face-to-face or via a telephone interview. Keywords: major depressive disorders, Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale, validation, reliability 
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spelling doaj-art-565aaf36102d4909ba1a4076fa2bb4212025-08-20T03:30:03ZengDove Medical PressNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment1178-20212016-03-01Volume 12Issue 160360725874Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating ScaleAhmadpanah M0Sheikhbabaei MHaghighi MRoham FJahangard LAkhondi ASadeghi Bahmani DBajoghli HHolsboer-Trachsler EBrand S1Psychiatry and clinical psychologyCenter for Affective, Stress and Sleep DisordersMohammad Ahmadpanah,1 Meisam Sheikhbabaei,1 Mohammad Haghighi,1 Fatemeh Roham,1 Leila Jahangard,1 Amineh Akhondi,2 Dena Sadeghi Bahmani,3 Hafez Bajoghli,4 Edith Holsboer-Trachsler,3 Serge Brand3,5 1Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; 2Hamadan Educational Organization, Ministry of Education, Hamadan, Iran; 3Center for Affective, Stress, and Sleep Disorders, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 4Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 5Department of Sport, Exercise and Health Science, Sport Science Section, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Background and aims: The Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is an expert’s rating tool to assess the severity and symptoms of depression. The aim of the present two studies was to validate the Persian version of the MADRS and determine its test–retest reliability in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorders (MDD). Methods: In study 1, the translated MADRS and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were applied to 210 patients diagnosed with MDD and 100 healthy adults. In study 2,200 patients diagnosed with MDD were assessed with the MADRS in face-to-face interviews. Thereafter, 100 patients were assessed 3–14 days later, again via face-to-face-interviews, while the other 100 patients were assessed 3–14 days later via a telephone interview. Results: Study 1: The MADRS and HDRS scores between patients with MDD and healthy controls differed significantly. Agreement between scoring of the MADRS and HDRS was high (r=0.95). Study 2: The intraclass correlation coefficient (test–retest reliability) was r=0.944 for the face-to-face interviews, and r=0.959 for the telephone interviews. Conclusion: The present data suggest that the Persian MADRS has high validity and excellent test–retest reliability over a time interval of 3–14 days, irrespective of whether the second assessment was carried out face-to-face or via a telephone interview. Keywords: major depressive disorders, Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale, validation, reliability https://www.dovepress.com/validity-and-testndashretest-reliability-of-the-persian-version-of-the-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDTmajor depressive disordersMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scalevalidationreliability
spellingShingle Ahmadpanah M
Sheikhbabaei M
Haghighi M
Roham F
Jahangard L
Akhondi A
Sadeghi Bahmani D
Bajoghli H
Holsboer-Trachsler E
Brand S
Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
major depressive disorders
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
validation
reliability
title Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
title_full Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
title_fullStr Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
title_full_unstemmed Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
title_short Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale
title_sort validity and test amp ndash retest reliability of the persian version of the montgomery amp ndash asberg depression rating scale
topic major depressive disorders
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale
validation
reliability
url https://www.dovepress.com/validity-and-testndashretest-reliability-of-the-persian-version-of-the-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT
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