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Validation of the Ruminative Response Scale-Chinese Version (RRS-C) for Persons with Depression in Taiwan
Lin-Jye Huang, Chinyu Wu, Chia-Huei Wu, Pei-Shan Huang,Hsin-Hsiu Yeh, Yi-Hong Yang, Yung-Chun Fang
Objectives: In this study, we intended to validate the Ruminative Response
Scale-Chinese version (RRS-C), a measure of rumination that has been translated
and used to evaluate the intensity of ruminative responses in clinically depressed
patients in Taiwan, as well as to examine the factor structure of the RRS-C and
determined cut-off scores for identifying patients with prominent rumination tendencies.
Methods: We recruited study participants from day care centers or clinics
of several hospitals in Taiwan. Study instruments included the RRS-C, Beck Depression
Inventory-II, as well as Activity Participation and Restriction Questionnaire.
Results: Totally 143 participants were enrolled in this study. Three factors,
“symptom-based rumination,” “isolation/introspection,” and “analyzing to understand,”
were labeled for the RRS-C, and two factors, “brooding,” and “refl ection,”
for the brief RRS-C. Values of Cronbach’s alpha for the factors were ranged from
acceptable to excellent. Conclusion: The RRS-C has acceptable validity and reliability
to be applied on depressed Taiwanese patients for screening and diagnosis.
This scale has also been demonstrated the potential and value to detect depressed
patients with high rumination tendency and those who suffer from not well engaging
daily activities in Taiwan.
Key Word | depression, validity and reliability, diagnostic tests, evidence based practice |
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