Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti
Kaiser B, Kohrt B, Wagenaar B, Kramer M, McLean K, Hagaman A, Khoury N, Keys H. Scale properties of the Kreyòl Distress Idioms (KDI) screener: association of an ethnographically-developed instrument with depression, anxiety, and sociocultural risk factors in rural Haiti. International Journal Of Culture And Mental Health 2015, 8: 341-358. DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2015.1015580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental distressSociocultural risk factorsBeck Anxiety InventoryTraumatic exposureBeck Depression InventoryInterpersonal relationshipsPsychiatric instrumentsAnxiety InventoryValid measureLack of controlDistressLower scoresDepression InventoryExternal validityBAI scoresAnxietyBeliefsInventoryMixed methodsAlcohol consumptionBDIRuminationScoresOlder ageScreening tool