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Erstvalidierung der deutschen Version des „Inventory of Complicated Grief” (ICG-D)

Published Online:January 15, 2013https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000172

Abstract

Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Aufnahme der komplizierten Trauer (KT) in Diagnosesysteme wird derzeit diskutiert, es gibt jedoch kaum deutsche Erhebungsinstrumente. Fragestellung: Eines der meistverwendeten Testverfahren, das Inventory of complicated grief (ICG), wurde in deutscher Übersetzung (ICG-D) validiert. Methode: 117 psychosomatische Patienten mit KT bearbeiteten den ICG-D, das Beck Depressionsinventar und die Symptomcheckliste 90-R. Ergebnisse: Das ICG-D zeigte bei einer einfaktoriellen Struktur, guter interner Konsistenz und Retest-Reliabilität sowie Itemschwierigkeiten im mittleren bis sehr hohen Bereich gute Kennwerte. Erste Belege für die Konstruktvalidität werden berichtet. Schlussfolgerungen: Mit dem deutschen ICG-D liegt ein Instrument vor, mit dem KT reliabel und valide erfasst werden kann. Nachfolgende Untersuchungen sollten weitere Stichproben mit Trauerproblematik beinhalten und die Diagnostik der KT im klinischen Interview mit dem ICG-D vergleichen.


Preliminary validation of the German version of the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG-D)

Background: The inclusion of complicated grief (CG) into diagnosis manuals is currently under discussion. However, German instruments to assess CG are sparse. Objective: This study validated one of the most widely used instruments for the assessment of CG, the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), in a German translation (ICG-D). Method: 117 psychosomatic patients completed the ICG-D, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist 90-R. Results: The ICG-D had a one-factor-structure, good internal consistency and retest-reliability, as well as medium to high item difficulties. Evidence for construct validity was shown. Conclusions: The German ICG-D is a reliable and valid assessment instrument. Further research should include different grief samples and a comparison between clinical interviews and the ICG-D as diagnostic instruments.

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