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Therefore, it is essential to have valid and reliable instruments for its assessment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the internal structure and reliability of a brief SPRINT-E-based measure for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American populations during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was an instrumental study using the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT-E) scale, administered to more than 6,000 participants across 12 Latin American countries. Descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to evaluate the factorial structure and internal consistency of the instrument.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Item 4 showed the highest mean score (M\u202f=\u202f0.85) and the greatest dispersion (SD\u202f=\u202f0.78). The CFA supported the original unidimensional 12-item model, which demonstrated satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices. The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed a Cronbach\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      of 0.92 (95% CI: 0.91\u20130.92), indicating excellent internal consistency.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed acceptable evidence of internal structure and excellent internal consistency as a brief instrument for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1781414","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,8]],"date-time":"2026-04-08T05:32:14Z","timestamp":1775626334000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Psychometric revalidation of the SPRINT-E scale for assessing post-traumatic stress in Latin American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Christian R.","family":"Mejia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Asociaci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica de Investigaci\u00f3n y Servicios en Salud","place":["Lima, Peru"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Renzo Felipe Carranza","family":"Esteban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola","place":["Lima, Peru"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Oscar","family":"Mamani-Benito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Se\u00f1or de Sip\u00e1n","place":["Chiclayo, Peru"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"V\u00edctor","family":"Serna-Alarc\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego","place":["Piura, Peru"]},{"name":"Hospital de la Amistad Per\u00fa Corea Santa Rosa II-2","place":["Piura, Peru"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Neal M.","family":"Davies","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta","place":["Edmonton, AB, Canada"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaime A.","family":"Y\u00e1\u00f1ez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana","place":["Campeche, Mexico"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Leonel Vega","family":"Perez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Pedag\u00f3gica y Tecnol\u00f3gica de Colombia","place":["Tunja, Colombia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Camilo","family":"Vega-Useche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fundaci\u00f3n Santa Fe de Bogot\u00e1","place":["Bogot\u00e1, Colombia"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.15332\/22563067.10709","article-title":"Validaci\u00f3n de la lista de chequeo del trastorno por estr\u00e9s postraum\u00e1tico (PCL-5) en adolescentes colombianos v\u00edctimas de adversidad","volume":"20","author":"Alejo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Diversitas"},{"key":"ref2","year":"2022"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s41155-024-00297-z","article-title":"International trauma questionnaire and posttraumatic cognitions inventory-9: validity evidence and measurement invariance of their Brazilian versions","volume":"37","author":"Aprigio","year":"2024","journal-title":"Psicol. 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