Methods: It was a non-experimental and transversal study with a sample of 291 adults residing in Caracas between 18 and 60 years of age. The instruments used were The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) and
PCL-5: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5 CAPS-5: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 ROC: Receiver operating characteristic TIA: Transient ischemic attack SAH: Subarachnoid hemorrhage EFA: Exploratory factor analysis CFA: Confirmatory factor analysis ...
While there are many other instruments studied and being used in different settings, this article focuses on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms (Weathers et al., 2013). Since ...