| Sumario: | Two studies were conducted to systematically develop, compare, and evaluate aural and visual (multimedia) speech recognition Voice-Interactive Depression Assessment System (VIDAS) applications for screening depression symptoms in English and Spanish. Data for the first study were obtained from a sample of English and Spanish speakers in university and social service settings, while data for the second study were obtained from English- and Spanish-speaking samples in diverse community settings. Findings from both studies revealed that VIDAS generally demonstrated adequate interitem reliability, convergent validity, sensitivity, and specificity, although the aural modality exhibited lower reliability and validity. Furthermore, findings showed that each VIDAS modality was rated favorably by participants in both language groups, with the visual modality receiving higher positive evaluations. Findings are discussed in detail.
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