Spanish validation of the short version of the racing and crowded thoughts questionnaire (RCTQ-13)
Daniela Garcés Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Zapata-Ospina, María Mercedes Uribe, Diana Suarez, Luis Fernando Tabares, Luisa Fernanda Ahunca, Daniel Camilo Aguirre, Jorge Carlos Holguín, Jenny García Valencia

TL;DR
This study validates a Spanish version of the RCTQ-13, a tool for measuring racing and crowded thoughts in patients with affective disorders.
Contribution
The study provides a validated Spanish version of the RCTQ-13 for use in Spanish-speaking populations with affective disorders.
Findings
The Spanish RCTQ-13 showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.95) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.82).
The questionnaire demonstrated adequate construct validity, correlating with worry and rumination scales.
Item response theory analysis confirmed the scale's item difficulty and discrimination were appropriate.
Abstract
The Racing and Crowded Thoughts Questionnaire (RCTQ-13) is the most widely used specific scale for the measurement of racing thoughts, but there is currently no Spanish version that allow the evaluation in Spanish-speaking patients. The objective of this study is to translate, adapt, and validate the RCTQ-13 in a Colombian population with affective disorders. The questionnaire was translated and back-translated, and corrections were implemented following a pilot test to improve comprehensibility. We included patients with Bipolar I Disorder and with Major depressive disorder seen in three centers in the city of Medellín, Colombia. We evaluate structural validity with confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Construct validity was also assessed with the comparison between euthymic, maniac, and depressive episodes and the correlation with worry,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsBipolar Disorder and Treatment · Mental Health Research Topics · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
