جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « Gilliam Autism Rating Scale » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

It is important to make a well-timed diagnosis of autism, using valuable tools is one of the diagnosis ways. This study aims at investigating GARS-3 psychometric characteristics for the Iranian Community.

In terms of practical purpose and research proposal, the study is descriptive and of authentication type. The statistical population includes all 3 to 22 year-old people suffering from autism disorder among which 113 individuals were chosen as sample group, using systematic sampling. The data collected were analyzed by questionnaires of GARS-3 and 2, and also by using spss 23 software and statistical tests like internal correlation coefficient and Cronbach's alpha.

Results indicated that based on kappa coefficient GARS-3 has got needed translation accuracy. The scale time validity of more than 0/86 coefficient was significantly confirmed 0.01. The validity among correctors that was gained with internal reliability of more than 0/82 was significant in all subscales than those of social relation (p<0/01). It should also be noted that simultaneous validity of this scale with that of GARS-2 indicated the existence of this validity with regard to significant correlation coefficients (p<0/01).

With regard to achieved results, it can be said that GARS-3 enjoys desirable psychometric characteristics to be used in Iranian community, therefore, it is recommended to scientific centers of research as a reliable and valuable tool.

Autism spectrum disorder is a sort of disorder which has been vastly spreaded in recent years thus a set of expanded researches is carried out toward determining its different aspects. Sampling and Autism spectrum disorder diagnosis have always been of the basic needs in this scope. This study aims to investigate the efficiency of GARS globally.

Using the method of systematic review and the key words including Gilliam Autism Rating scale and Autism spectrum disorders screening tools in data sources such as googlescholar, scopus, springer, sciencedirect, magiran and SID in years 1995 to 2019, 135 essays have been written among which 52 were on psychometric properties of other diagnostic tools, 34 out of 83 considered as diagnosis tools, 32 were about the discoveries of the researches and17 were on the psychometric findings of GARS.

Results indicated that various editions of GARS have been translated into Jordanian, Korean, Chinese, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic and Persian languages among which the second edition has been greatly investigated, taking this point into attention that the third edition was published in 2014. Some findings in psychometric components including sensitivity (0/48 to 0/99) and Specificity (0/48 to 1) have been also investigated.

Results prove that GARS and its various versions have been used in a large number of researches; showing the significance. According to what mentioned above, investigation of GARS psychometric scale features which has been collected based on DSM, plays an important role for using the scale in diagnosis process.