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Table 4 Screening method attributes for mental health outcomes

From: A two-phase approach for the identification of refugees with priority need for mental health care in Lebanon: a validation study

Combined Phase-1 Procedurec

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Correctly classified

AUC

Disorder:

%

%

%

%

%

 

Current severe disorder

100.0

53.6

12.5

100.0

56.5

0.77

Current moderate or severe disorder

100.0

57.5

25.4

100.0

62.9

0.79

Current mental disorder

100.0

62.4

39.0

100.0

69.7

0.81

Current moderate or severe impairment

83.2

53.3

14.1

97.2

55.8

0.68

Psychosis outcome

VOLTACa

56.1

93.4

8.3

99.5

93.0

0.75

WASSS-Ha

100.0

67.9

3.2

100.0

68.3

0.84

Combined WASSSa

100.0

56.1

2.4

100.0

56.6

0.78

Combined method Ab

100.0

74.4

4.0

100.0

74.7

0.87

Combined phase-1 proceduresc

100.0

50.8

2.1

100.0

51.3

0.75

  1. Considered screen-positive if positive by at least: a1 response; b2 responses, c1 response from VOLTAC, WASSS-H, WASSS-I or 6 SRQ
  2. WASSS-I WHO-UNHCR assessment schedule of serious symptoms in humanitarian settings-household interview-individual interview portion
  3. WASSS-H WHO-UNHCR assessment schedule of serious symptoms in humanitarian settings-household interview-household informant portion
  4. SRQ-20: self reporting questionnaire - 20 question version
  5. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value, AUC area under receiver operating characteristic curve