SPRINT-E Psychometric Validation Data for PTSD Screening in Latin America

Christian R. Mejia's dataset contains psychometric validation results for the SPRINT-E scale, a brief instrument for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms. The study involved over 6,000 participants from 12 Latin American countries during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The data was uploaded to figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate the unidimensional 12-item factorial structure of the SPRINT-E scale using confirmatory factor analysis results.
• Assess the internal consistency of the PTSD-COVID-19 scale using the reported Cronbach's α of 0.92 and its confidence interval.
• Analyze item-level statistics, such as the mean score (M=0.85) and dispersion (SD=0.78) for Item 4, to identify high-impact symptoms.
• Compare post-traumatic stress symptom profiles across the 12 participating Latin American countries using aggregated survey responses.
• Use the validated scale scores as a target variable for predicting PTSD risk based on demographic or contextual factors from the survey.

Strengths

• Large sample size of over 6,000 participants.
• Data collected across 12 different Latin American countries, providing regional breadth.
• The instrument demonstrated excellent internal consistency with a Cronbach's α of 0.92.
• Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the original 12-item unidimensional model with satisfactory fit indices.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 27.5 KB, suggesting it contains summary statistics and results, not the raw individual-level survey responses.
• Temporal coverage is limited to the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Without access to raw columns, detailed feature-level analysis is not possible.

Provenance

Source

Christian R. Mejia via figshare.

Collection Method

Instrumental study using the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT-E) scale administered to participants.

Time Range

Early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freshness

Data was last updated in April 2026, but the underlying study covers the early COVID-19 pandemic period.

Geography

12 Latin American countries.