Reliability and Validity of the Dutch Version of the Behavioural Status Index: A Nurse-Rated Forensic Assessment Tool

Autor/inn/en	Chakhssi, Farid; de Ruiter, Corine; Bernstein, David
Titel	Reliability and Validity of the Dutch Version of the Behavioural Status Index: A Nurse-Rated Forensic Assessment Tool
Quelle	In: Assessment, 17 (2010) 1, S.58-69 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191109338815
Schlagwörter	Mental Disorders; Aggression; Psychiatric Hospitals; Validity; Interrater Reliability; Factor Structure; Psychiatry; Psychometrics; Indo European Languages; Risk; Violence; Measures (Individuals); Interpersonal Competence; Recidivism; Foreign Countries; Males; Statistical Analysis; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung; Gültigkeit; Interrater-Reliabilität; Faktorenstruktur; Psychiatrie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Indoeuropäisch; Risiko; Gewalt; Messdaten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Rückfall; Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Statistische Analyse; Niederlande
Abstract	The Behavioural Status Index (BEST-Index) has been introduced into Dutch forensic psychiatry to measure change in risk level of future violence. The BEST-Index is a structured observational measure that assesses aggressive behavior, degree of insight, social skills, self-care, and work and leisure skills during inpatient treatment. Thus far, limited information regarding the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the BEST-Index is available. The present study examines the reliability and validity of the Dutch BEST-Index in a sample of 291 mentally disordered offenders admitted to a forensic psychiatric hospital. Interrater reliability was investigated in a sample of 182 raters. Findings show that the Dutch BEST-Index can be used reliably and is significantly associated with risk of future violence and institutional aggression. Furthermore, this study revealed a different and clearer factor structure compared with the original one. Further research is needed to examine how these derived factors predict future recidivism. (Contains 3 notes and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10