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Carlson, E.. (2012). The Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS). Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science. Retrieved 21.08.2020 from www.midss.ie Key references: Carlson, E. (2001). Psychometric study of a brief screen for PTSD: Assessing the impact of multiple traumatic events. Assessment, 8, 431-441. Caspi, Y., Carlson, E. B., & Klein, E. (2007). Validation of a screening instrument for posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of bedouin men serving in the israeli defense forces. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 517-527. Primary use / Purpose: The SPTSS is a brief self-report screening instrument for PTSD symptoms. Background: The Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS) is a brief screen, not based on a single-reported trauma model, that may aid researchers and clinicians in identifying persons who have high levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Items for the SPTSS are designed to closely match the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD except that symptoms are not linked to a particular stressor. Items are written in simple, colloquial language making the instrument suitable for use with a wide variety of populations. Caspi et al. (2007) highlight several advantages of the SPTSS including its not linking the symptoms to a specific event, which allows it to be used with individuals who have experienced multiple stressful events, its focus on frequency rather than distress, which may increase its utility with individuals hesitant to report vulnerable emotions, its low reading level requirement, and the short duration required for administration. Several versions of the SPTSS are available and inquire about the symptoms experienced over the past two or one weeks. Each version contains 17 items and uses either a 10-point or 5-point frequency rating scale. Psychometrics: The psychometric properties of the instrument are examined in Carlson (2001) and Caspi, Carlson, & Klein (2007). Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.253

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Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science (MIDSS)

The Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS)

FOR EACH QUESTION, CHOOSE A NUMBER TO TELL HOW MUCH THAT THING HAS HAPPENED TO YOU DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS. Use a scale from "0" (never) to "10" (always) to decide which number to put in the blank space. Put "0" if you never had the experience during the past two weeks, and put "10" if it was always happening to you or happened every day during the past two weeks. If it happens sometimes, but not every day, put in one of the numbers between "0" and "10" to show how much.
Description

FOR EACH QUESTION, CHOOSE A NUMBER TO TELL HOW MUCH THAT THING HAS HAPPENED TO YOU DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS. Use a scale from "0" (never) to "10" (always) to decide which number to put in the blank space. Put "0" if you never had the experience during the past two weeks, and put "10" if it was always happening to you or happened every day during the past two weeks. If it happens sometimes, but not every day, put in one of the numbers between "0" and "10" to show how much.

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C0038436
UMLS CUI-2
C0220908
UMLS CUI-3
C1457887
1. I don't feel like doing things that I used to like doing.
Description

I don't feel like doing things that I used to like doing.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0178417
2. I can't remember much about bad things that have happened to me.
Description

I can't remember much about bad things that have happened to me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0002622
3. I feel cut off and isolated from other people.
Description

I feel cut off and isolated from other people.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1527305
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0037421
4. I try not to think about things that remind me of something bad that happened to me.
Description

I try not to think about things that remind me of something bad that happened to me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0178494
5. I feel numb: I don't feel emotions as strongly as I used to.
Description

I feel numb: I don't feel emotions as strongly as I used to.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C1709287
6. I have trouble concentrating on things or paying attention to something for a long time.
Description

I have trouble concentrating on things or paying attention to something for a long time.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0238707
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0086045
7. I have a hard time thinking about the future and believing that I'm going to live to old age.
Description

I have a hard time thinking about the future and believing that I'm going to live to old age.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0150041
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0016884
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C1999167
8. I feel very irritable and lose my temper.
Description

I feel very irritable and lose my temper.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0022107
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C4552487
9. I avoid doing things or being in situations that might remind me of something terrible that happened to me in the past.
Description

I avoid doing things or being in situations that might remind me of something terrible that happened to me in the past.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0178494
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0025260
10. I am very aware of my surroundings and nervous about what's going on around me.
Description

I am very aware of my surroundings and nervous about what's going on around me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1861467
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0027769
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0014406
11. I find myself remembering bad things that happened to me over and over, even when I don't want to think about them.
Description

I find myself remembering bad things that happened to me over and over, even when I don't want to think about them.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0561837
12. I get startled or surprised very easily and "jump" when I hear a sudden sound.
Description

I get startled or surprised very easily and

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0038186
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C4295642
13. I have bad dreams about terrible things that happened to me.
Description

I have bad dreams about terrible things that happened to me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0028084
14. I get very upset when something reminds me of something bad that happened to me.
Description

I get very upset when something reminds me of something bad that happened to me.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C3887804
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C3887804
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C1822593
15. I have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.
Description

I have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0037317
16. When something reminds me of something bad that happened to me, I feel shaky, sweaty, nervous and my heart beats really fast.
Description

When something reminds me of something bad that happened to me, I feel shaky, sweaty, nervous and my heart beats really fast.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C3887804
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1822593
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0563270
UMLS CUI [1,4]
C0232427
UMLS CUI [1,5]
C0027769
UMLS CUI [1,6]
C0039231
17. I suddenly feel like I am back in the past, in a bad situation that I was once in, and it's like it was happening it all over again.
Description

I suddenly feel like I am back in the past, in a bad situation that I was once in, and it's like it was happening it all over again.

Data type

integer

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0563128

Similar models

The Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS)

Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
FOR EACH QUESTION, CHOOSE A NUMBER TO TELL HOW MUCH THAT THING HAS HAPPENED TO YOU DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS. Use a scale from "0" (never) to "10" (always) to decide which number to put in the blank space. Put "0" if you never had the experience during the past two weeks, and put "10" if it was always happening to you or happened every day during the past two weeks. If it happens sometimes, but not every day, put in one of the numbers between "0" and "10" to show how much.
C0038436 (UMLS CUI-1)
C0220908 (UMLS CUI-2)
C1457887 (UMLS CUI-3)
I don't feel like doing things that I used to like doing.
Item
1. I don't feel like doing things that I used to like doing.
integer
C0178417 (UMLS CUI [1])
I can't remember much about bad things that have happened to me.
Item
2. I can't remember much about bad things that have happened to me.
integer
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0002622 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I feel cut off and isolated from other people.
Item
3. I feel cut off and isolated from other people.
integer
C1527305 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0037421 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I try not to think about things that remind me of something bad that happened to me.
Item
4. I try not to think about things that remind me of something bad that happened to me.
integer
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0178494 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I feel numb: I don't feel emotions as strongly as I used to.
Item
5. I feel numb: I don't feel emotions as strongly as I used to.
integer
C1709287 (UMLS CUI [1])
I have trouble concentrating on things or paying attention to something for a long time.
Item
6. I have trouble concentrating on things or paying attention to something for a long time.
integer
C0238707 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0086045 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I have a hard time thinking about the future and believing that I'm going to live to old age.
Item
7. I have a hard time thinking about the future and believing that I'm going to live to old age.
integer
C0150041 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0016884 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1999167 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
I feel very irritable and lose my temper.
Item
8. I feel very irritable and lose my temper.
integer
C0022107 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C4552487 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I avoid doing things or being in situations that might remind me of something terrible that happened to me in the past.
Item
9. I avoid doing things or being in situations that might remind me of something terrible that happened to me in the past.
integer
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0178494 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0025260 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
I am very aware of my surroundings and nervous about what's going on around me.
Item
10. I am very aware of my surroundings and nervous about what's going on around me.
integer
C1861467 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0027769 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0014406 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
I find myself remembering bad things that happened to me over and over, even when I don't want to think about them.
Item
11. I find myself remembering bad things that happened to me over and over, even when I don't want to think about them.
integer
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0561837 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I get startled or surprised very easily and
Item
12. I get startled or surprised very easily and "jump" when I hear a sudden sound.
integer
C0038186 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C4295642 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I have bad dreams about terrible things that happened to me.
Item
13. I have bad dreams about terrible things that happened to me.
integer
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0028084 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
I get very upset when something reminds me of something bad that happened to me.
Item
14. I get very upset when something reminds me of something bad that happened to me.
integer
C3887804 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C3887804 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
I have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.
Item
15. I have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep.
integer
C0037317 (UMLS CUI [1])
When something reminds me of something bad that happened to me, I feel shaky, sweaty, nervous and my heart beats really fast.
Item
16. When something reminds me of something bad that happened to me, I feel shaky, sweaty, nervous and my heart beats really fast.
integer
C3887804 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1822593 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0563270 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
C0232427 (UMLS CUI [1,4])
C0027769 (UMLS CUI [1,5])
C0039231 (UMLS CUI [1,6])
I suddenly feel like I am back in the past, in a bad situation that I was once in, and it's like it was happening it all over again.
Item
17. I suddenly feel like I am back in the past, in a bad situation that I was once in, and it's like it was happening it all over again.
integer
C0563128 (UMLS CUI [1])

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