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. 2001 Jun:178:567-72.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.178.6.567.

Cross-cultural implementation of a Chinese version of the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) in Taiwan

A T Cheng  1 , A Y Tien, C J Chang, T S Brugha, J E Cooper, C S Lee, W Compton, C Y Liu, W Y Yu, H M Chen
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Cross-cultural implementation of a Chinese version of the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) in Taiwan

A T Cheng et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

Background: There are no published reports of cross-cultural equivalence and interrater reliability at the level of individual symptom items assessed by a semi-structured clinical interview employing operationalised clinician ratings.

Aims: To assess the cross-cultural clinical equivalence and reliability of a Chinese version of the World Health Organization Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN).

Method: UK-US and Taiwanese groups of psychiatrists used Chinese and English transcripts of videotape interviews of Taiwanese patients to discuss cross-cultural issues and ratings of SCAN items. Item ratings were compared quantitatively individually and pooled by SCAN section.

Results: Chinese equivalents were found for all SCAN items. No between-group differences were found for most individual items, but there were differences for some scaled items. Average agreement between the two groups was 69-100%.

Conclusions: Cross-cultural implementation based on SCAN in Taiwan appears valid.

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