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Efficient screening instruments are useful to identify at-risk first responders and connect them to services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current study aimed to (i) evaluate the diagnostic properties of the Primary Care PTSD for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) scale among firefighters, (ii) explore the use of an adapted PC-PTSD-5 on a five-point Likert-type scale and (iii) examine sensitivity and specificity of the adapted instrument in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pooled data were analysed among firefighters (N = 92) from a treatment-seeking sample (n = 36) and a population health screening sample (n = 56). Participants completed an adapted version of the PC-PTSD-5 and the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were performed, referencing PCL-5 cut-off\/probable diagnostic threshold scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PC-PTSD-5 demonstrated excellent operating characteristics overall. A threshold of 3 was optimal for discriminating probable PTSD using a proxy for the original PC-PTSD-5 (range: 0\u20135), whereas a score of 9 was identified for the PC-PTSD-5 permutation that allowed for more response variability (range: 0\u201320).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our preliminary data suggest the PC-PTSD-5 may be a useful tool for brief firefighter screening, with suggested cut-offs that require further replication and expanded investigation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/occmed\/kqad019","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,25]],"date-time":"2023-01-25T15:57:37Z","timestamp":1674662257000},"page":"142-147","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Adapting the Primary Care PTSD Screener for firefighters"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"73","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1441-8400","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"L D","family":"Baker","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mental Health Service, George E. 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