Title
Development of the Spanish Brief-version of the University of California Performance Skills Assessment (Sp-UPSA-Brief) in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
Rev Psiquiatr Salud Ment
Abstract
Introduction: In patients with severe mental disorders outcome measurement should include symptoms, cognition, functioning and quality of life at least. Shorter and efficient instruments have greater potential for pragmatic and valid clinical utility. Our aim was to develop the Spanish UPSA Brief scale (Sp-UPSA-Brief). Material and methods: Naturalistic, 6-month follow-up, multicentre study. 139 patients with schizophrenia, 57 with bipolar disorder and 31 Controls were evaluated using the Sp-UPSA, CGI-S, GAF, and PSP. We conducted a multivariate linear regression model to identify candidate subscales for the Sp-UPSA-Brief. Results: The stepwise regression model for patients with schizophrenia showed that communication and transportation Sp-UPSA subscales entered first and second at p < 0.0001 (R-2 = 0.88, model df = 2, F = 395.05). In patients with bipolar disorder transportation and communication Sp-UPSA subscales entered first and second at p < 0.0001 (R-2 = 0.87, model df = 2, F = 132.32). Cronbach's alpha was 0.78 in schizophrenia and 0.64 in bipolar patients. Test-retest was 0.66 and 0.64 (p
Volume Number
7
Issue Number
3
Pages
113-120
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2014/07/06
Status
Faculty, Northwell Resident
Facility
School of Medicine; Northwell Health
Primary Department
Psychiatry
Additional Departments
Molecular Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.rpsm.2014.02.003