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Table 3 Validity of the questionnaires, using a clinical and borderline CBCL TPS as criteria

From: Comparing three short questionnaires to detect psychosocial dysfunction among primary school children: a randomized method

 

PSYBOBA

PSC

SDQ

Pearson's r

0.81

0.81

0.77

Kappa (cut-off point used)

0.59 (>14)

0.52 (>20)

0.53 (>11)

AUC (95% CI)

0.96 (0.94-0.98)

0.93 (0.92-0.96)

0.95 (0.93-0.98)

Criterion: Clinical TPS

   

All children

   Cut-off point

>14

> 20

> 11

   Sensitivity (95% CI)

0.86 (0.78-0.94)

0.78 (0.68-0.88)

0.86 (0.77-0.95)

   Specificity (95% CI)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.92(0.89-0.93)

0.90 (0.88-0.92)

   Positive Predictive value

0.51 (0.41-0.61)

0.45 (0.35-0.55)

0.43 (0.34-0.52)

Children currently not under treatment

   Cut-off point

> 14

>19

>11

   Sensitivity (95% CI)

0.82 (0.71-0.93)

0.81 (0.69-0.93)

0.80 (0.67-0.93)

   Specificity (95% CI)

0.92 (0.91-0.95)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.92 (0.90-0.94)

   Positive Predictive value

0.44 (0.33-0.55)

0.40 (0.30-0.51)

0.37 (0.27-0.48)

Criterion: Borderline TPS

   

All children

   Cut-off point

>13

>18

>10

   Sensitivity (95% CI)

0.73 (0.64-0.82)

0.72 (0.64-0.80)

0.79 (0.71-0.87)

   Specificity (95% CI)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.90 (0.88-0.92)

   Positive Predictive value

0.58 (0.49-0.67)

0.62 (0.53-0.70)

0.59 (0.49-0.68)

Children currently not under treatment

   Cut-off point

>13

> 17

>10

   Sensitivity (95% CI)

0.66 (0.55-0.77)

0.74 (0.65-0.83)

0.75 (0.65-0.85)

   Specificity (95% CI)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.91 (0.89-0.93)

0.90 (0.89-0.93)

   Positive Predictive value

0.48 (0.38-0.58)

0.57 (0.47-0.66)

0.49 (0.39-0.59)