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Brazilian version of the Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R): adaptation and validation process

Versão brasileira da Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R): processo de adaptação e validação

Abstracts

BACKGROUND:

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) contemplates the impact of acute traumatic events, but the literature indicates that this is not true for chronic exposure to stress. In this sense, the category disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS) has been proposed to characterize the behavior and cognitive alterations derived from exposure to continuous early life stress. The Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R) was developed to investigate and measure DESNOS. Considering the lack of instruments designed to assess DESNOS, especially in Brazil, the aim of this study was to translate, adapt, and validate the contents of SIDES-R to Brazilian Portuguese (SIDES-R-BR).

METHOD:

The original interview was subjected to translation, back-translation, semantic equivalence and conceptual correspondence analyses by naive and specialized judges, respectively, an acceptability trial, and inter-rater validity analysis.

RESULTS:

The interview underwent semantic and structural adaptations considering the Brazilian culture. The final version, SIDES-R-BR, showed a mean understanding score of 4.98 on a 5-point verbal rating scale, in addition to a kappa coefficient of 0.853.

CONCLUSION:

SIDES-R-BR may be a useful tool in the investigation of DESNOS and contributes a valuable input to clinical research in Brazil. The availability of the instrument allows to test symptoms with adequate reliability, as verified by the kappa coefficient and translation steps.

Complex trauma; complex PTSD; psychological stress; early life stress; questionnaire

Trauma complexo; PTSD complexo; estresse psicológico; estresse no inicio da vida; questionário


INTRODUÇÃO:

O transtorno do estresse pós-traumático (posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD) contempla o impacto de eventos traumáticos agudos, mas a literatura indica que o mesmo não se aplica a exposição crônica ao estresse. Nesse sentido, foi proposta a categoria transtornos de estresse extremo não especificados (disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified, DESNOS). Com o objetivo de investigar e medir as alterações comportamentais e cognitivas relacionadas ao diagnóstico de DESNOS, foi desenvolvida a Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R). Considerando a falta de instrumentos construídos para avaliar DESNOS, especialmente no Brasil, o objetivo deste estudo foi traduzir, adaptar e validar os conteúdos da SIDES-R para português brasileiro (SIDES-R-BR).

MÉTODO:

A entrevista original foi submetida a tradução, retrotradução, análise de equivalência semântica e correspondência conceitual por avaliadores leigos e especializados, respectivamente. Foi realizado teste de aceitabilidade e análise de validade interavaliadores.

RESULTADOS:

A entrevista passou por adaptações semânticas e estruturais considerando a cultura brasileira. A versão final, SIDES-R-BR, demonstrou um escore médio de compreensão de 4,98 em uma escala de avaliação verbal de 5 pontos, além de um coeficiente de kappa de 0,853.

CONCLUSÃO:

O SIDES-R-BR pode ser uma ferramenta útil na investigação de DESNOS e contribui com um input valioso para a pesquisa clínica no Brasil. A disponibilidade do instrumento permite testar sintomas com confiabilidade adequada, conforme verificado por meio do coeficiente de kappa e etapas de tradução.


Introduction

A number of studies have focused on the consequences of prolonged exposure to situations of extreme stress. Among these sequelae, there are a number of biological/structural alterations11. Fisher HL, Cohen-Woods S, Hosang GM, Korszun A, Owen M, Craddock N, et al. Interaction between specific forms of childhood maltreatment and the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) in recurrent depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2013;145:136-41.

2. Frodl T, O'Keane V. How does the brain deal with cumulative stress? A review with focus on developmental stress, HPA axis function and hippocampal structure in humans. Neurobiol Dis. 2013;52:24-37.

3. Grassi-Oliveira R, Ashy M, Stein LM. Psychobiology of childhood maltreatment: effects of allostatic load? Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2008;30:60-8.

4. Huang H, Gundapuneedi T, Rao U. White matter disruptions in adolescents exposed to childhood maltreatment and vulnerability to psychopathology. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012;37:2693-701.
- 55. Thomaes K, Dorrepaal E, Draijer N, de Ruiter MB, Elzinga BM, Sjoerds Z, et al. Increased anterior cingulate cortex and hippocampus activation in Complex PTSD during encoding of negative words. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2013;8:190-200. that are related to cognitive deficits66. Bücker J, Kapczinski F, Post R, Ceresér KM, Szobot C, Yatham LN, et al. Cognitive impairment in school-aged children with early trauma. Compr Psychiatry. 2012;53:758-64. , 77. Ritchie K, Jaussent I, Stewart R, Dupuy AM, Courtet P, Malafosse A, et al. Adverse childhood environment and late-life cognitive functioning. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011;26:503-10. and to the severity of symptoms.88. Briere J, Kaltman S, Green BL. Accumulated childhood trauma and symptom complexity. J Trauma Stress. 2008;21:223-6.

9. Dorahy MJ, Corry M, Shannon M, Macsherry A, Hamilton G, McRobert G, et al. Complex PTSD, interpersonal trauma and relational consequences: findings from a treatment-receiving Northern Irish sample. J Affect Disord. 2009;112:71-80.

10. Dyer KF, Dorahy MJ, Hamilton G, Corry M, Shannon M, MacSherry A, et al. Anger, aggression, and self-harm in PTSD and complex PTSD.. J Clin Psychol. 2009;65:1099-114.
- 1111. Wanklyn SG, Day DM, Hart TA, Girard TA. Cumulative childhood maltreatment and depression among incarcerated youth: impulsivity and hopelessness as potential intervening variables. Child Maltreat. 2012;17:306-17. These findings corroborate previous studies that had underlined the need to distinguish between clinical manifestations deriving from two modalities of exposure to traumatic events, referred to as type-I and type-II trauma.1212. Terr LC. Childhood traumas: an outline and overview. Am J Psychiatry. 1991;148:10-20. Type-I traumas are single traumatic events (e.g., an accident, a catastrophe, a natural disaster), while type-II traumas are related to multiple exposures to situations of stress (e.g., maltreatment in childhood, physical and emotional neglect).1313. Cloitre M, Stolbach BC, Herman JL, van der Kolk B, Pynoos R, Wang J, et al. A developmental approach to complex PTSD: childhood and adult cumulative trauma as predictors of symptom complexity. J Trauma Stress. 2009;22:399-408. , 1414. van der Kolk BA. Developmental trauma disorder: towards a rational diagnosis for chronically traumatized children. Praxis Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2009;58:572-86.

Despite the large number of studies focusing on the impact of adverse experiences during developmental stages (type-II trauma), this clinical entity was only taken into consideration in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), presented as a new diagnostic category termed disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS).1515. American Psychiatric Association. Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais - 4ª ed. rev. (DSM-IV-TR). Porto Alegre: Artmed; 2002.

16. Herman JL. Complex PTSD: a syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma. J Trauma Stress. 1992;5:377-91.

17. van der Hart O, Nijenhuis ER, Steele K. Dissociation: an insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2005;18:413-23.
- 1818. Viola TW, Kluwe-Schiavon B, Renner AM, Grassi-Oliveira R. Trauma complexo e suas implicações diagnósticas. Rev Psiquiatr Rio Gd Sul. 2011;33:55-62. The symptomatology includes symptoms similar to those of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (dissociation, somatization, alterations in attention, consciousness and self-perceptions, impulsivity, and affective alterations), but also distinct manifestations, e.g., altered systems of meaning, negative cognitions about the world, and alterations in interpersonal relations.1313. Cloitre M, Stolbach BC, Herman JL, van der Kolk B, Pynoos R, Wang J, et al. A developmental approach to complex PTSD: childhood and adult cumulative trauma as predictors of symptom complexity. J Trauma Stress. 2009;22:399-408. , 1919. Breslau N. Epidemiologic studies of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric disorders. Can J Psychiatry. 2002;47:923-9.

20. McEwen BS. The brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation. Neuroimage. 2009;47:911-3.

21. McGowan PO, Sasaki A, D'Alessio AC, Dymov S, Labonté B, Szyf M, et al. Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse. Nat Neurosci. 2009;12:342-8.
- 2222. Roestel C, Kersting A. Simple and complex post-traumatic stress disorders. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Nervenarzt. 2008;79:845-54.

Aiming to investigate and measure the impact of chronic trauma and DESNOS, a structured interview entitled Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress (SIDES)2323. Pelcovitz D, van der Kolk B, Roth S, Mandel F, Kaplan S, Resick P. Development of a criteria set and a structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES). J Trauma Stress. 1997;10:3-16. has been developed. The interview was designed based on a consensus of clinical observations made during the management of women with a history of childhood abuse and maltreatment, and consists of 48 items. Each item is dichotomously rated, i.e., based on a yes or no statement,2323. Pelcovitz D, van der Kolk B, Roth S, Mandel F, Kaplan S, Resick P. Development of a criteria set and a structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES). J Trauma Stress. 1997;10:3-16. and scored using a 4-point scale according to the severity of the symptom over the previous month, which ranges from symptom not present to extreme problems.2424. Zlotnick C, Pearlstein T. Validation of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Compr Psychiatry. 1997;38:243-7.

The first version of SIDES showed adequate inter-rater reliability in a study conducted with 10 raters. The authors found kappa coefficients of 0.81 for symptoms of DESNOS at any time in an individual's lifetime. Moreover, SIDES showed internal consistency for every subscale, with alpha values varying from 0.53 to 0.96,2323. Pelcovitz D, van der Kolk B, Roth S, Mandel F, Kaplan S, Resick P. Development of a criteria set and a structured interview for disorders of extreme stress (SIDES). J Trauma Stress. 1997;10:3-16. indicating that SIDES could be a useful instrument in the investigation of symptoms associated with extreme stress.2525. Roth S, Newman E, Pelcovitz D, van der Kolk B, Mandel FS. Complex PTSD in victims exposed to sexual and physical abuse: results from the DSM-IV field trial for posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 1997;10:539-55.

However, SIDES did not show good results in terms of construct validity, lacking empirical and theoretical support for the interpretation of the cluster of symptoms.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. Therefore, a revised version, SIDES-R, was later proposed, with 37 questions divided into seven categories identified according to the symptoms of DESNOS: a) alterations in affect and impulse regulation; b) alterations in attention or consciousness; c) alterations in self-perceptions; d) altered perceptions of the perpetrator; e) alteration in interpersonal relations; f) somatization; and g) alterations in the systems of meaning.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25.

The internal consistency and stability of SIDES-R were tested in two studies involving separate samples with a similar profile.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. The first one conducted an exploratory factor analysis with a sample of 231 participants. Volunteers were adult outpatients who fulfilled DSM-IV criteria for: a) history of psychological trauma (criterion A of PTSD); b) substance use disorder; and c) some type of trauma-related disorder. Items not showing internal consistency (alpha < 0.33) were removed. Thus, the final model comprised 20 items that were included and allocated to five factors: a) demoralization; b) somatic dysregulation; c) anger dysregulation; d) self-harm; and e) altered sexuality. This arrangement showed acceptable internal consistency (alpha = 0.77).2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. The second study consisted of a confirmatory factor analysis with a nonclinical sample of 447 individuals. Results confirmed the factor structure previously described and showed internal consistency between factors (alpha = 0.87), as well as convergent and discriminant validity.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. These studies demonstrated two theoretical aspects of a type-II psychological trauma model: first, that symptom severity is associated with multiple, repeated exposure to interpersonal trauma and early exposure to it2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25.; second, that multiple events of exposure to physical and sexual abuse are associated with higher SIDES-R scores.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25.

Considering the literature available about the consequences of cumulative exposure to stressful life events, especially during developmental stages, further studies need to develop methods to assess this condition.1818. Viola TW, Kluwe-Schiavon B, Renner AM, Grassi-Oliveira R. Trauma complexo e suas implicações diagnósticas. Rev Psiquiatr Rio Gd Sul. 2011;33:55-62. , 2727. van der Kolk BA, Roth S, Pelcovitz D, Sunday S, Spinazzola J. Disorders of extreme stress: the empirical foundation of a complex adaptation to trauma. J Trauma Stress. 2005;18:389-99. In this context, SIDES-R has been shown to be a consistent and valid instrument for the assessment of DESNOS symptoms. However, the interview was designed to investigate these symptoms in women only. Given the lack of Brazilian instruments adapted and validated to evaluate DESNOS, the aim of the present study was to translate, adapt, and validate the content of SIDES-R in a Brazilian Portuguese version, for use in both men and women.

Method

The Brazilian adult version of SIDES-R includes 38 items in the original test.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. The adaptation of SIDES-R followed recommended guidelines for this type of process.2828. Pasquali L. Princípios de elaboração de escalas psicológicas. In: Gorenstein C, Andrade LH, Zuarde AW, editors. Escalas de avaliação clínica em psiquiatria e psicofarmacologia. São Paulo: Lemos; 2000. , 2929. Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine. 2000;25:3186-91. The adaptation flow is outlined in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Translation and adaptation process

Conceptual and semantic translation

The translation was made by a professional linguist, a Portuguese native speaker fluent in English. The translator was also a layman in psychology and did not know the objective of the study. This process generated the T (translation) version. The next step was the evaluation of conceptual correspondence and semantic equivalence of the instrument. Two professionals (B.S.V., M.L.L.) with expertise in the field of trauma and stress were requested to review the interview and recommend changes in wording (conceptual correspondence). This process was conducted to identify cultural misunderstandings and the general meaning of terms in the target population.2929. Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine. 2000;25:3186-91. The professionals also adapted the interview for both genders. Subsequently, two independent judges, both proficient in English, evaluated the semantic equivalence of the instrument, looking for mistakes in the translation process.

These procedures assessed the appropriateness of the general meaning of the words, and this resulted in version 1 (V1). V1 was back-translated (BT) by another professional linguist, a native speaker of English with fluency in Portuguese and naive in psychology. The objective of this step was to assess the equivalence between versions O and V1, thereby producing another version (V2), which incorporated any alterations deemed necessary.

Content validity and inter-rater reliability

V2 was presented to three independent trauma and stress professionals (J.C., B.K.S., R.G.O.) to examine whether the content covered the assessment of DESNOS - a step known as content validity assessment. The professionals were introduced to a 6-point verbal rating scale ranging from 0 ("I didn't understand anything") to 5 ("I understood it perfectly and have no doubts") prompted by the following question: "Did you understand what was asked?"3030. Grassi-Oliveira R, Stein LM, Pezzi JC. Translation and content validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire into Portuguese language. Rev Saude Publica. 2006;40:249-55. In addition, a space was provided below each question for the writing of doubts and/or recommendations regarding the understanding of questions. Additionally, the same procedure was conducted with an outpatient from a specialist psychological trauma service. Based on the suggestions made in this stage, the interview was reappraised and subjected to inter-rater reliability. SIDES-R was administered to a second outpatient in a one-way mirror room. Inter-rater reliability was assessed based on the kappa coefficient calculated between the interviewer (J.C.) and the two observers (B.K.S., B.S.V.).

Results

Considering that the interview comprises 38 questions, and each one has four items to be rated, only the most representative examples of alterations are described here. The full interview can be obtained directly from the corresponding author.

Conceptual and semantic translation

Some alterations were necessary during the conceptual and semantic correspondence phase (for examples, see Table 1). Concerning semantic equivalence, some words were replaced, omitted, or added. For example, in the instructions, the word "âncora" ("anchor") was replaced with "base" ("base"), and "abuso interpessoal" ("interpersonal abuse"), with "violência interpessoal" ("interpersonal violence"). The term "chateado" ("upset") was replaced with "incomodado," "aborrecido," or "triste" to fit the clinical criterion addressed in each sentence. Examples of words omitted include the adverb "realmente" ("really"), denoting intensity in "crying really easily." We considered that, in Portuguese, this meaning was implicit in the question ("por exemplo, ficando chateada/aborrecida/triste com pequenas coisas ou chorando com facilidade"). In other cases, a few words were added to expand the referential meaning of terms. For example, when "reações" ("reactions") were mentioned, the expression "sentimentos e comportamentos" ("feelings and behaviors") was adopted, since "reações" could refer to physiological aspects only.

Table 1
Summary of changes made during conceptual correspondence and semantic equivalence analyses

In the conceptual correspondence stage, some terms, considered essential to clinical evaluation, were omitted by the professional linguist. These terms were added in accordance with the suggestions made by the professionals involved in this phase and also based on analysis of the original version. For example, "Did you worry that other people would know how angry you were?" was translated as "Você ficou preocupada que os outros soubessem que você estava irritada?" However, the objective of this section is to assess modulation of anger, and therefore the wording was changed to "o quão irritado(a) você estava."

Other adaptations were made to adapt the texts to the Brazilian cultural reality. Question 17 ("Did you have difficulty keeping track of time in your daily life, or what you were doing?") was translated literally ("Você teve dificuldade em manter controle do tempo na sua vida diária, ou de controlar o que estava fazendo?"), denoting a sense of organization. In order to address dissociation, while maintaining conceptual equivalence, this question was adapted by using a popular, informal expression in Brazil ("Você chegou a 'sair fora do ar' por alguns momentos?").

Finally, some structural alterations were implemented following specialist recommendations (for examples, see Table 2). First, the original version was adapted to women only. Nevertheless, considering that DESNOS symptoms may be present regardless of gender, we decided to adapt the SIDES-R-BR for use with both men and women. Second, the original version of SIDES-R contains an introductory note for each section ("Thank you, we'll continue with the other questions now, OK?"). Such notes were removed to allow the interview to proceed more smoothly, without pauses in-between sections. Third, in the section on altered perceptions of the perpetrator, a space was provided for the description of the interpersonal violence situation, in order to make the application easier. Finally, item 38 begins with a question formulated by the experts ("Do you have any religious belief or faith in something?"). If the answer was negative, there was no need to continue answering this item.

Table 2
Changes in structural organization

Question 14 was also modified to include decrease in sexual behavior, rather than only increase, as in the source version. The original question ("Did you think about sex too much?"), from the section entitled difficulty on modulating sexual involvement, was reformulated to denote either an increase or a decrease in sexual thoughts and desires ("Você pensou mais ou menos do que o habitual em sexo?"). In order to encompass the two factors (increase and decrease), we proposed the creation of two new subitems with the same scoring system of the existing ones.

Content validity and inter-rater reliability

Content validity for V2 was evaluated by three professionals and one outpatient. Mean understanding score was 4.98 on the verbal rating scale for all interview items (including the instructions). Subsequently, interview application to the second patient in the one-way mirror room revealed an inter-rater reliability rate (kappa coefficient) of 0.853, which is well accepted.3131. Landis JR, Koch GG. An application of hierarchical kappa-type statistics in the assessment of majority agreement among multiple observers. Biometrics. 1977;33:363-74.

Discussion

The objectives of this study were to translate, adapt, and validate the content of SIDES-R in Brazilian Portuguese. These objectives were achieved by following guidelines recommended for translation tasks and by calculating inter-rater reliability and establishing content validity. The final product was a 38-item structured interview covering seven domains. The final version (SIDES-R-BR) is available from the authors upon request.

On the topic of applicability, SIDES-R-BR allows professionals to reformulate the items of each question, as long as they keep focus on the domain to be assessed. During the interview, the professional can adapt and evaluate the item that best characterizes the examinee's answer, according to his/her own clinical evaluation. This can be done despite the fact that SIDES-R-BR is organized as a structured interview. In addition, it has been recommended that the interview should be conducted after the professional: 1) has established a therapeutic bond with the patient; 2) is aware of the patient's history; and 3) has become familiar with DESNOS symptomatology.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. , 3232. van der Kolk BA. Developmental trauma disorder: towards a rational diagnosis for chronically traumatized children. Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2009;58:572-86.

Two changes were made throughout the instrument, in the translation phase: one with respect to gender, and the other with regard to modulation of anger. Given the fact that the sample assessed by Scoboria et al. comprised both men and women, it is understood that SIDES-R is aimed at both genders; therefore, all items were adapted accordingly. The second change, regarding modulation of anger (a component of the alterations in the regulation of affect and impulses domain), took into consideration that this domain concerns both emotion and behavior modulation1717. van der Hart O, Nijenhuis ER, Steele K. Dissociation: an insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2005;18:413-23.; therefore, the term "reações" was considered inappropriate, as it does not include self-awareness.

The steps that required the greatest number of changes were those of semantic and conceptual equivalence, probably because of the involvement of five professionals in these phases. As a result of these changes, SIDES-R-BR differs from SIDES-R in some aspects. Item 38 showed low internal consistency; despite that, we proposed to keep this item, but only for participants endorsing themselves as religious. Non-believers, in turn, could consider these aspects as causing affliction to believers, and thus score 4 on the item. Conversely, this would not denote alterations in their systems of meaning and beliefs in relation to religion and faith (rather, these individuals could be showing consistent thinking). A salient, culturally determined alteration was made in item 17. This item belongs to the transient dissociative episodes and depersonalization section, composed of only two questions: one covering depersonalization,1818. Viola TW, Kluwe-Schiavon B, Renner AM, Grassi-Oliveira R. Trauma complexo e suas implicações diagnósticas. Rev Psiquiatr Rio Gd Sul. 2011;33:55-62. and the other dissociative experiences.1717. van der Hart O, Nijenhuis ER, Steele K. Dissociation: an insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2005;18:413-23. In the latter, it was necessary to use an expression equivalent to "being on another planet," to emphasize the dissociation idea. Another important change occurred in question 14. Because the diffï"¿iculty modulating sexual involvement section addressed only an exacerbation of sexual desire and the avoidance of physical contact associated with sexual behaviors, the question was reformulated to include decreased sexual desire, another possible clinical manifestation of DESNOS.1717. van der Hart O, Nijenhuis ER, Steele K. Dissociation: an insufficiently recognized major feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2005;18:413-23.

Inter-rater reliability achieved agreement after the one-way mirror interview, indicating a good level of inter-rater agreement in the administration of SIDES-R-BR. The kappa coefficient calculated (0.853) was similar to that of international studies (alpha = 0.74-0.93).2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25. During the interview conducted in the one-way mirror room, the investigator followed the proposed scheme in a structured way, reading the highlighted questions and rewording the items so as to inform the patient's response (according to instructions). In this sense, adequate knowledge and training are imperative before this interview can be applied. Furthermore, the interview should be administered in a structured manner, especially when the interviewer is not vastly experienced, so as to ensure consistency of the results.

Even though we have followed recommendations for the adaptation of tasks/tests, the final product remains with some limitations. We highlight the lack of concurrent, predictive and discriminative validity. We also underline the fact that the translation and back-translation were conducted individually by two professionals, not by teams of translators, as recommended.3333. Guillemin F, Bombardier C, Beaton D, Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures: literature review and proposed guidelines. J Clin Epidemiol. 1993;46:1417-32. Finally, internal consistency was not calculated.

The conclusions and limitations of this study warrant future works to investigate the psychometric proprieties of SIDES-R-BR. We recommend that concurrent validity be calculated by establishing SIDES-R-BR correlations with PTSD scales, as broadly done in international studies. Moreover, because DESNOS is closely related to early life stress, instruments assessing this topic could also be used. Predictive validity could be calculated by comparing SIDES-R-BR scores with previous history events. Finally, discriminant validity could be calculated by comparing SIDES-R-BR scores with demographic variables, similarly to Scoboria et al.2626. Scoboria A, Ford J, Lin HJ, Frisman L. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the structured interview for disorders of extreme stress. Assessment. 2008;15:404-25.

Conclusions

SIDES-R-BR is now available as a new tool for the assessment of psychiatric symptoms often described as DESNOS. Sequelae of psychological stress have been the subject of growing interest in psychiatry, which means that the instrument is a valuable input to clinical research in Brazil. Our results are preliminary and require further investigation assessing the psychometric proprieties of the instrument (in this sense, directions for future studies have been suggested). However, the availability of the actual form of SIDES-R-BR already allows to test symptoms with adequate reliability, as verified in our content validity and translation steps.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thanks Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for its support.

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  • Suggested citation: Camargo J, Kluwe-Schiavon B, Sanvicente-Vieira B, Levandowski ML, Grassi-Oliveira R. Brazilian version of the Structured Interview for Disorders of Extreme Stress - Revised (SIDES-R): adaptation and validation process. Trends Psychiatry Psychother. 2013;35(4):292-298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2013-0027

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    Dec 2013

History

  • Received
    03 July 2013
  • Accepted
    30 July 2013
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