Article
Comparative study of paper-and-pencil and electronic formats of the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale
Autor
Montoro, Maria
Arrua-Duarte, Elsa
Peñalver-Argüeso, Belén
Migoya-Borja, Marta
Baca-Garcia, Enrique
Barrigón-Estévez, María L.
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Resumen
The gold standard for measuring anhedonia is the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS). To date, there are no validated electronic versions of this questionnaire. We aim to study the equivalence between the traditional paper-and-pencil format and a digital version of the SHAPS. A group of 67 patients completed both SHAPS formats, and differences between formats were assessed. McNemar’s test showed no significant differences between the two systems. The Kappa coefficient was over 40% for most items, and reliability was above 0.8, showing good to excellent levels of internal consistency. Thus, we have demonstrated a close equivalence between paper-and-pencil and electronic SHAPS.