Table 2.
Construct Validity
Scale | Mean | Screen CDRS-R | Screen CGAS | Screen CGI-S | Base CDRS-R | Base CGAS | Base CGI-S | Exit CDRS-R | Exit CGAS | Exit CGI-S | Exit CGI-I | Change in CDRS-R |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screen CDRS-R | 53.0 ± 10.4 | 1.00 | −0.54a | 0.87a | 0.42a | −0.15 | 0.40a | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.02 | −0.06 | 0.30a |
Screen CGAS | 53.3 ± 7.6 | −0.54a | 1.00 | −0.65a | −0.30a | 0.47a | −0.30a | −0.08 | 0.27 | −0.09 | −0.06 | −0.12 |
Screen CGI-S | 4.4 ± 1.0 | 0.87a | −0.65a | 1.00 | 0.34a | −0.15 | 0.45a | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.18 |
Base CDRS-R | 57.9 ± 8.8 | 0.42a | −0.30a | 0.34a | 1.00 | −0.52a | 0.80a | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.05 | −0.08 | 0.53a |
Base CGAS | 51.7 ± 6.2 | −0.15 | 0.47a | −0.15 | −0.52a | 1.00 | −0.46a | −0.12 | 0.25 | −0.15 | −0.03 | −0.14 |
Base CGI-S | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 0.40a | −0.30a | 0.45a | 0.80a | −0.46a | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.07 | −0.01 | 0.37a |
Exit CDRS-R | 27.7 ± 11.4 | 0.02 | −0.09 | 0.05 | 0.06 | −0.12 | 0.06 | 1.00 | −0.77a | 0.93a | 0.92a | −0.82a |
Exit CGAS | 66.3 ± 11.5 | 0.09 | 0.27b | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.25b | 0.08 | −0.77a | 1.00 | −0.77a | −0.77a | 0.67a |
Exit CGI-S | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 0.02 | −0.09 | 0.07 | 0.05 | −0.15 | 0.07 | 0.93a | −0.77a | 1.00 | 0.91a | −0.76a |
Exit CGI-I | 1.9 ± 1.1 | −0.06 | −0.06 | 0.01 | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.92a | −0.77a | 0.91a | 1.00 | −0.83a |
Change in CDRS-R | −28.9 ± 13.4 | 0.30a | −0.12 | 0.18 | 0.53a | −0.14 | 0.37a | −0.82a | 0.67a | −0.76a | −0.83a | 1.00 |
p < 0.01.
p < 0.05.
CDRS-R = Children's Depression Rating Scale–Revised; CGAS = Children's Global Assessment Scale; CGI-I = Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement; CGI-S = Clinical Global Impressions–Severity.