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Table 4 Overall level of evidence of measurement properties

From: Measurement properties of tools measuring mental health knowledge: a systematic review

Measurement tool

Study Author

Internal consistency

Reliability

Content validity

Measurement errors

Structural validity

Criterion validity

Cultural validity

Hypothesis testing

Responsiveness

1. Knowledge about Schizophrenia Questionnaire (KASQ) [28]

Ascher-Svanum & Krause, 1999

x

x

x

     

x

2. Knowledge Questionnaire on Home Care of Schizophrenics (KQHS) [29]

Balasubramanian et al., 2013

x

 

++

      

3. Knowledge about Schizophrenia Test (KAST) [30, 32]

Compton et al., 2007

x

-

+++

  

-

 

+

 

Daltio et al., 2015

4. Multiple-Choice Knowledge of Mental Illnesses Test (MC-KOMIT) [31]

Compton et al., 2011

x

--

+++

    

+

x

5. Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) [33]

Evans-Lacko et al., 2010

x

+

+++

      

6. Depression Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) [34]

Gabriel & Violato, 2009

--

 

x

 

+

  

+

 

7. Depression Literacy (D-Lit) [35, 36]

Gulliver et al., 2012

x

+/-

       

Kiropoulos et al., 2011

8. Anxiety Literacy Questionnaire (A-Lit) [35]

Gulliver et al., 2012

x

x

       

9. Test of Knowledge About ADHD (KADD) [37]

Hepperlen et al., 2002

++

 

x

 

-

    

10. Knowledge about Depression and Mania Inventory (KDMI) [38]

Kronmuller et al., 2008

x

 

+++

  

-

 

+

x

11. Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) [39]

O’Connor & Casey, 2015

+++

++

+++

x

x

  

+

 

12. Journey of Hope (JOH) Outcome Survey [40]

Pickett-Schenk et al., 2000

++

   

x

  

+

 

13. Knowledge of Mental Disorders (KMD) [41]

Serra et al., 2013

--

   

x

  

+

 

14. Adolescent Depression Knowledge Questionnaire (ADKQ) [42]

Hart et al., 2014

++

 

x

 

x

    

15. Mental health disorder recognition questionnaire (MDRQ) [43]

Swami et al., 2011

 

+

     

+

 

16. Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) [44]

Wang et al.,2013

++

      

+

 
  1. Note: +++ or --- = strong evidence, ++ or-- = moderate, + or- = limited evidence, +/-: conflict findings; x = studies of poor methodologic quality or studies with indeterminate property quality