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Development of a brief screening tool for women’s mental health assessment in refugee settings: a psychometric evaluation

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Bell, Sue Anne, Lori, Jody, Redman, Richard, Seng, Julia·2015·International Journal of Nursing Studies

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  • Existing screening tools, such as the Screening Tool for Asylum-seeker and Refugee Mental Health (STAR-MH) or the Self-Report Questionnaire-5, are primarily designed as diagnostic instruments, not as digital decision support tools.

    “Existing screening tools, such as the Screening Tool for Asylum-seeker and Refugee Mental Health (STAR-MH) [25] or the Self-Report Questionnaire-5 [26], are primarily designed as diagnostic instruments, not as digital decision support tools.”

    From A Digital Tool for Culturally Responsive Reflection and Case Conceptualization in First-Line Services to Support Children With a Refugee Background: Development and Usability Study (2026) · cites this paper as [26]

    The Discussion (Clinical Implications) describes the SRQ-5 as an initial screening tool and recommends secondary evaluation for those who screen positive. The Limitations section says its performance was not compared with clinical diagnosis. The paper therefore contradicts the characterization of the SRQ-5 as primarily a diagnostic instrument; it does describe verbal or check-box use rather than digital decision support. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • While valuable for detecting disorders such as depression or posttraumatic stress disorder, existing screening tools do not have an educational function, are not interactive, and do not support professionals in broader case conceptualization.

    “While valuable for detecting disorders such as depression or posttraumatic stress disorder, these tools do not have an educational function, are not interactive, and do not support professionals in broader case conceptualization.”

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Metadata

Authors
Bell, S. A., Lori, J., Redman, R., & Seng, J.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Bell, Sue Anne
Venue
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-07
Volume
52
Issue
7
Pages
1202-1208
ISSN
0020-7489 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2030925249
Cited by
9
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (5T32NR007073-17, 5T32NR007073-18)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords
mental health screening, refugee women, self-report questionnaire, common mental disorders, suicidal ideation, humanitarian crisis, refugee camps, Rwanda, psychometric properties, item selection
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Mental Health, Psychometrics, Refugees, Young Adult

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