Adaptación y validación de la versión chilena de la escala de impacto de evento-revisada (EIE-R)

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Assessment of the impact of event scale revised for post traumatic stress disorder in Chilean subjects Background: Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R), that evaluates the subjective perception of stress, is used to assess post traumatic stress disorder simptoms.Aim: To adapt and validate IES-R to the Chilean population.Material and Methods: Two hundred seventy eight subjects exposed to stressful life events of varying magnitude were assessed using the IES-R, the Beck Depression Inventory, the anxiety and somatoform subscales of the Depressive, Anxiety and Somatoform Disorders Scale and the AUDIT Questionnaire.Results: IES-R had adequate psychometric properties in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminating validity.It identifi ed a principal factor, explaining 67% of the variance.Conclusions: The IES-R can be used in the Chilean population to assess the degree of suffering produced by a traumatic event.

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Caamaño W, L., Fuentes M, D., González B, L., Melipillán A, R., Sepúlveda C, M., & Valenzuela G, E. (2011). Adaptación y validación de la versión chilena de la escala de impacto de evento-revisada (EIE-R). Revista médica de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0034-98872011000900008