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Standardization of Czech version of beck depression inventory (BDI II)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

R. Ptacek ,
J. Raboch ,
M. Vnukova ,
J. Hlinka  and
M. Cervenkova
R. Ptacek
Affiliation:
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Raboch
Affiliation:
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Vnukova
Affiliation:
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Department of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Hlinka
Affiliation:
Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Cervenkova
Affiliation:
University of New York in Prague, Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

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Introduction

Depression is now the fourth most common cause of invalidity. World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2020 it will be the second most common cause (WHO, 2001). Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II) is highly reliable tool for measuring the intensity of depression.

Methods

The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Czech version of BDI II. This was done on a representative sample of working population.

Results

Results from 1027 participants were obtained. The sample was equally distributed among males and females. T-test showed that on average women suffered from higher depressive symptoms than males. Cronbach alpha showed high items consistency of 0,92 and confirmatory factor analysis found, as predicted, 3 factors: cognitive, somatic and affective.

Conclusion

Cronbach alpha and factor analysis showed high internal consistency and reliability of Czech version of BDI II. Czech version of BDI II is thus not only a translation but can be considered a psychometric tool that is comparable with the original version. The results of this study are therefore comparable with other available results.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Cultural psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S539
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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