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

24984573

DOI

10.1016/j.rpsm.2014.02.003

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