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Functional impairment in a Spanish Sample of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

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The Child Obsessive-Compulsive Impact Scale (COIS-R) is a parent- and self-report measure of the impairment related to Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms. Previous research has demonstrated the reliability and validity of the original version of the COIS-R; to date, however, the scale has not been validated for use in Spanish samples of pediatric OCD. The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of this in a clinical sample of pediatric OCD (n = 91). Analyses of internal consistency, convergent and divergent validity were conducted. For both the COIS-R report scales estimates similar to those in the original instrument were obtained for internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity. Thus, the Spanish version of the COIS-R seems to retain sound psychometric properties of its original version; it appears to be a reliable instrument for the assessment of obsessive–compulsive impairment and the effects of treatment, and can be used in other cultural contexts.

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The authors thank the Language Advisory Service of the University of Barcelona, Spain for manuscript revision. Our special thanks go to the participating subjects and their families.

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This study was supported by Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental.

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa Calvo, Ana E. Ortiz, Elena Moreno, Maria Teresa Plana, Astrid Morer & Luisa Lázaro

  2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa Calvo, Astrid Morer & Luisa Lázaro

  3. Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), C/Villarroel, 140, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa Calvo, Ana E. Ortiz, Maria Teresa Plana, Astrid Morer & Luisa Lázaro

  4. Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa Calvo, Astrid Morer & Luisa Lázaro

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Calvo, R., Ortiz, A.E., Moreno, E. et al. Functional impairment in a Spanish Sample of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 55, 107–116 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01386-9

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