The linguistic validation of Russian version of Dutch four-dimensional symptoms questionnaire (4DSQ) for assessing distress, depression, anxiety and somatization in patients with borderline psychosomatic disorders.

Background: The four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ) is an originally Dutch self-report questionnaire that has been developed in primary care to distinguish non-specific general distress from depression, anxiety and somatization. In order to produce the appropriate translated Russian version the process of linguistic validation has been initiated. This process has been done according to the "Linguistic Validation Manual for Health Outcome Assessments" developed by MAPI institute.

[The multicenter non-interventional, prospective observational program on the study of practical use of teraligen in patients diagnosed with autonomic disorder (START2): a local Russian experience with the use of the Russian version of The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ). An intermediate analysis].

Aim: To develop a new instrument able to identify pathological states and assess their changes during medication treatment. We aimed to study the typical practice of using alimemazine (teraligen) in patients with the diagnosis of autonomic nervous system disorder and to test the Russian version of @The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire@ (4DSQ) for measuring distress, depression, anxiety and somatization.

Material And Methods: We examined 3053 patients (mean age 42.

[The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) to assess distress, depression, anxiety and somatization in autonomic and borderline psychosomatic disorders].

Objective: Autonomic nervous system disorders are a frequent reason that makes patients to seek medical advice from general physicians and neurologists in outpatient clinics. The Dutch Four-Dimensional Symptoms Questionnaire (4DSQ) used for measuring distress, depression, anxiety and somatization is an adequate tool for identifying psychogenic factors for the development of autonomic disorders. An aim of the study was to localize the questionnaire to the Russian population.