TY - JOUR
AU1 - Muller-Cohn, Chantal
AU2 - Brickell, Emily
AU3 - Boettcher, Anneliese
AU4 - Buckman, Mark
AU5 - Lee, Bern G
AB - ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II) in persons with epilepsy (PWE) and assess its correspondence with validated BDI-II cognitive and somatic-affective factors associated with depression in other populations.MethodRetrospective data from 69 PWE (ages 18–72) who completed the BDI-II at a National Association of Epilepsy Centers level 4 epilepsy center were analyzed. Patients with diagnoses of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorders were excluded. An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) using the psych package in R Studio was conducted, allowing factors to correlate with oblique factor rotation. The number of factors was determined using eigenvalues >1 and scree plots.ResultsStatistical support is strongest for a one-factor solution with eigenvalue 7.91; however, a two-factor solution (Factor two eigenvalue = 1.16) also met criteria. These factors accounted for 30% and 10% of the variance, respectively. Due to the low eigenvalue, few item loadings (3), and low variance explained by the second factor, item-level considerations were implemented to determine whether a two-factor solution added clinically relevant information.ConclusionAlthough a one-factor solution was best supported by the data, a second factor including sadness, feeling of punishment, and suicidal thoughts may be clinically relevant given elevated suicide risk and qualitative research reporting punishment feelings among PWE.
TI - B - 7 Factor Structure of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in Epilepsy
JF - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
DO - 10.1093/arclin/acae067.168
DA - 2024-09-12
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/b-7-factor-structure-of-the-beck-depression-inventory-ii-in-epilepsy-0s3Sel2OlO
SP - 1096
EP - 1096
VL - 39
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -