Psychometric properties of the SCORE-15 Thai version and its relationship with mental health index

Abstract

The SCORE-15 Thai version was developed for clinical use in Thailand. This study aims to assess the internal reliability of the SCORE-15 Thai version and its convergent validity with the Chulalongkorn Family Inventory (CFI), a measure modified from the Family Assessment Device (FAD), the perceptions of the family problems, and the mental health index. It exhibited a strong negative correlation with the CFI, a moderate negative correlation with the manageability rating and a weaker positive correlation with the severity rating. The internal reliability of both full-scale and subscales of the SCORE-15 was all good except for the communication subscale. The SCORE-15 also showed a discriminative pattern among participants with varying states of mental health. In conclusion, the SCORE-15 Thai version was generally a valid and reliable tool for family assessment in the clinical Thai population. Practitioner points It is essential to locally develop family assessment tools that are appropriate for the socio-cultural context of the family therapy services. The SCORE-15 Thai version generally exhibited acceptable internal reliability and good convergent validity with the CFI in the clinical Thai population. The family functioning and the manageability rating of the SCORE-15 Thai version were significantly different among groups of people with varying states of mental health.