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. 2020 Feb 6;7(2):e15914. doi: 10.2196/15914

Table 2.

Self-report assessments in the Spanish version of the Mental Health eClinic and the Colombian version of the Mental Health eClinic.

Module and questionnaires Self-report assessments

MHeC-Sa and MHeC-Cb MHeC-S only MHeC-C only
Main reason for visiting Short open-text question c
General demographics
Items adapted to Spanish from the Second Australian Young and Well National Survey [48] and the 2-step method to measure transgender identity [49] Items adapted to Spanish from the Second Australian Young and Well National Survey [48] and the 2-step method to measure transgender identity [49]. Religion, spirituality, socioeconomical status, food insecurity, sanitation, access to drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and health care selected items from the NMHSd [50]
Social and occupational function World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 [51] and an adapted version of the self-report version of the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale [52]
Psychological distress 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale [53]
Depressed mood QIDS-SR-16e [54,55]
Anxiety Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7 [56]
Mania-like experiences Items derived from the Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale [57]
Psychosis-like experiences Items derived from the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences-Positive Symptoms Scale [58,59]
Traumatic experiences
Primary Care PTSDf Screen [60] and the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version [61] Attitudes and experiences to violence (domestic violence, organized crime, displacement, and armed conflict) from the NMHS. Selected items from the Adverse Childhood Experiences [62]. Primary Care PTSD Screen [60] and the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version [61]
Self-harm behaviors and suicidal ideation Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised [63]
Tobacco, alcohol, and substance use Items adapted from Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test [64]; Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test [65]; and Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers questionnaire [66]. Items adapted to Spanish from the Drinking Motives Questionnaire [67], Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence [68], and selected items adapted to Spanish from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey [69]
Physical activity International Physical Activity Questionnaire [70,71]
Sleep behaviors Sleep-related items from the QIDS-SR-16

General mental health conditions Spanish version of the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview used in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement [72,73]
Overall heath and somatic distress Items adapted to Spanish from the Somatic and Psychological Health Report [74], self-perceived health status, and general body measurements
Medical, mental health, and family history Multiple-choice questions
Cognitive concerns and empathy Items derived from the Subjective Scale to Investigate Cognition in Schizophrenia [75], adapted to Spanish, and the empathy quotient [76]
Eating behaviors and body image Items derived from the Eating Disorder Examination [77], adapted to Spanish
Social connectedness and support (and family structure for Columbian version) Items derived from the Perceived Social Support/Conflict Measure [78], plus 5 items measuring relationships with peers [79], adapted to Spanish Items derived from the Perceived Social Support/Conflict Measure [78], plus 5 items measuring relationships with peers [79], adapted to Spanish, and family APGAR [50,80]
Cultural adaptation and adjustment disorder The Brief Sociocultural Adaptation Scale, the Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale, the Brief Perceived Cultural Distance Scale, and the Brief Acculturation Orientation Scale [81]
Resilience Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) [82]
Cultural adaptation and adjustment disorder (optional, consider in the case of migrant populations) The Brief Sociocultural Adaptation Scale, the Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale, the Brief Perceived Cultural Distance Scale, and the Brief Acculturation Orientation Scale [81]

aMHeC-S: Spanish version of the Mental Health eClinic.

bMHeC-C: Colombian version of the Mental Health eClinic.

cNot applicable.

dNMHS: National Mental Health Survey.

eQIDS-SR-16: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-16.

fPTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder.