NU Health Care, Department of Psychiatry, Trollhättan, Sweden.
Psychiatry Res. 2012 May 30;197(3):290-4. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.11.002. Epub 2012 Feb 28.
The UCSD Performance-based Skills Assessment - Brief version (UPSA-B) describes the functions of patients without negative influences of environmental factors such as unemployment or shortage in housing. The aim of the present study is to further explore the psychometric properties of the UPSA-B as well as to ensure that the Swedish version can be used in clinical practice and for research purposes. Participants were 211 patients, 135 men and 76 women, diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or delusional disorder. Results indicate that the UPSA-B is a reliable instrument with good psychometric properties regarding validity and reliability. The instrument also had a capacity to reveal differences between various patient groups, both diagnostic groups and groups based on remission status. The conclusion drawn is that the UPSA-B is a valuable instrument that could be used in future cross-national studies to describe the level of functioning for patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses.
加州大学圣地亚哥分校表现技能评估-简版（UPSA-B）描述了患者的功能，不受失业或住房短缺等环境因素的负面影响。本研究的目的是进一步探讨 UPSA-B 的心理测量特性，并确保瑞典语版本可用于临床实践和研究目的。参与者为 211 名被诊断为精神分裂症、分裂情感障碍或妄想障碍的患者，其中 135 名男性，76 名女性。结果表明，UPSA-B 是一种可靠的工具，具有良好的有效性和可靠性心理测量特性。该工具还具有揭示不同患者群体差异的能力，包括诊断组和基于缓解状态的组。得出的结论是，UPSA-B 是一种有价值的工具，可用于未来的跨国研究，以描述精神分裂症和其他精神病患者的功能水平。
