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Protocol - Disability Due to Mental Health Symptoms

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Description

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) includes three self-rated items designed to measure how work, social life, and family life are impaired by current psychiatric symptoms (e.g., panic, anxiety, phobia, or depression). Each item includes an 11-point analog scale that uses visual-spatial, numeric, and verbal descriptive anchors simultaneously to represent the degree of disruption. The numerical ratings of 0-10 can be translated into a percentage or summed into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that ranges from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired). There are no formal norms or recommended cutoff scores. Two optional items quantify days lost and days underproductive at work or school.

Specific Instructions

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a proprietary instrument and administration requires a license from Proem Behavioral Health.

Availability

Limited Availability

Protocol

Summary of the Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) includes three self-rated items designed to measure how work, social life, and family life are impaired by current psychiatric symptoms (e.g., panic, anxiety, phobia, or depression). Each item includes an 11-point analog scale that uses visual-spatial, numeric, and verbal descriptive anchors simultaneously to represent the degree of disruption. Two optional items quantify days lost and days underproductive at work or school. The numerical ratings of 0-10 can be translated into a percentage or summed into a single dimensional measure of global functional impairment that ranges from 0 (unimpaired) to 30 (highly impaired). Although there are no formal norms or recommended cutoff scores, a score >5 on any of the three scales may indicate significant functional impairment.

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Adults, ages 18 and older

Selection Rationale

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a widely used, brief, reliable, and valid self-rated measure of impairment in functioning for use in mental health research and clinical practice.

Language

English

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
caDSR Form PhenX PX630801 - Disability Due To Mental Health Symptoms 6930485 caDSR Form
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS)

Source

Sheehan, D. V. (1983). The anxiety disease. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons.

The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a proprietary instrument and administration requires a license from: Proem Behavioral Health. 3525 Piedmont Road NE, Building 6, Suite 310, Atlanta, GA 30305. https://www.proemhealth.com/

General References

Harnett-Sheehan, K., & Sheehan, D. V. (2008). Assessing treatment effects in clinical trials with the Discan metric of the Sheehan disability Scale. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(2), 70-83.

Leon, A. C., Shear, M. K., Portera, L., & Klerman, G. L. (1992). Assessing impairment in patients with panic disorder: The Sheehan Disability Scale. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 27, 78-82.

Leon, A. C., Olfson, M., Portera, L., Farber, L., & Sheehan, D. V. (1997). Assessing psychiatric impairment in primary care with the Sheehan Disability Scale. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 27(2), 93-105.

Olfson, M., Kathol, R. G., Weissman, M. M., Sheehan, D. V., Leon, A. C., Hoven, C. (1997). Mental disorders and disability in a primary care group practice. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 1734-1740.

Sheehan, D. V., Harnett-Sheehan, K., & Raj, B. A. (1996) The measurement of disability. International Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11(Suppl. 3), 89-95.

Task Force for the Handbook of Psychiatric Measures. (2000). Disability scale. In The handbook of psychiatric measures. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

Protocol ID

630801

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX630801_Disability_Days_Lost
PX630801050000 On how many days in the last week did your more
symptoms cause you to miss school or work or leave you unable to carry out your normal daily responsibilities? show less
N/A
PX630801_Disability_Days_Unproductive
PX630801060000 On how many days in the last week did you more
feel so impaired by your symptoms, that even though you went to school or work, your productivity was reduced? show less
N/A
PX630801_Disability_Disrupt_Family_Life
PX630801040000 The symptoms have disrupted your family life more
/ home responsibilities: show less
N/A
PX630801_Disability_Disrupt_Social_Life
PX630801030000 The symptoms have disrupted your social life more
/ leisure activities: show less
N/A
Post-traumatic Stress Psychopathology (including PTSD)
Measure Name

Disability Due to Mental Health Symptoms

Release Date

November 21, 2014

Definition

A questionnaire to measure impairment of functioning attributed to current mental health symptoms.

Purpose

This measure can be used to assess functional impairment in three interrelated domains: work/school, social life, and family life.

Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, depression, trauma, disability, functional impairment, outcomes, work, Social life, Family life, Home responsibilities, proprietary

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
630801 Disability Due to Mental Health Symptoms
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