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Turchik, J. A., Karpenko, V., & Ogles, B. M. (2007). Further evidence of the utility and validity of a measure of outcome for children and adolescents. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 15(2), 119-128.
Number of participants: 3,569 youth ages 5-18 receiving outpatient mental health services
Population:
- Race/Ethnicity — 38% Caucasian, 37% Hispanic, 11% African American, 0.6% Native American, and 0.9% Asian American. The remaining percentage was unavailable due to missing data in youth self-reports.
Summary:
Convergent validity of the Ohio Scales was explored by examining the relationship between the scales and subscales–scores generated by parents, agency workers, and youth of the Ohio Scales and Diagnostic and Statistics Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM–IV) diagnoses in a sample of 3,569 youth ages 5 to 18 across parent, agency worker, and youth reports. The Ohio Scales demonstrated evidence of convergent validity when predicted relationships between the scales and diagnoses were examined. The Ohio Scales also showed evidence of differentiating among broad diagnostic categories.
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Dowell, K. A. & Ogles, B. M. (2008). The Ohio Scales Youth Form: Expansion and validation of a self-report outcome measure for young children. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 17(3), 291-305.
Number of participants: 147 children receiving outpatient mental health services
Population:
- Race/Ethnicity — 74% Caucasian, 22% African American, and the remaining 4%
consisted of Native American or other minority
Summary:
The Ohio Scales Problem Severity Scale was administered to a clinical and comparison sample of children, ages 8—11, then re-administered 1 week later to a subsample of children in order to examine test-retest reliability. The Ohio Scales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and reliability. The Ohio Scales was signiï¬cantly correlated with the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) across both samples, providing evidence for concurrent validity. Children of the clinical sample reported higher scores (i.e., more symptomatic) than the children of the comparison sample on the Ohio Scales, thereby demonstrating construct validity.
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Ogles, B. M., Melendez, G., Davis, D. C., & Lunnen, K. M. (2001). The Ohio Scales: Practical outcome assessment. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 10(2), 199-212.
Number of participants: 2,986 youth, parents, and agency workers
Population:
- Race/Ethnicity — Not given
Summary:
The development and initial psychometric studies for the Ohio Scales are described. The Ohio Scales were developed to be practical yet rigorous, multi-content, multi-source measures of outcome for children and adolescents receiving mental health services. Initial studies suggest that the Ohio Scales are promising measures (reliable, valid, and sensitive to change) that can be used to track the effectiveness of mental health interventions for youth with serious emotional disorders. Additional studies are warranted to expand the situations and populations within which the scales are valid.
