The University of California Performance Skills Assessment (UPSA) in schizophrenia

摘要: This study evaluated the University of California Performance-based Skills Assessment (UPSA) in a Canadian outpatient schizophrenia setting. The UPSA was administered to 64 patients with and schizoaffective disorder 42 nonpsychiatric controls. Patient control samples did not differ age, gender composition, first language or country birth. Patients demonstrated significantly lower performance than healthy participants on 3 5 subscales as well summary index. Moreover, varied patients' support requirements community. In contrast, Household Management Transportation yielded non-significant group differences failed correlate community requirements. Examination score distributions raised possibility ceiling effect that limited discriminating power subscales, thus imposing qualifications clinical interpretations this instrument. assessment life skills provides an important new perspective functional outcome serious mental illness. However, psychometric properties, task difficulty nature different health settings, populations communities must be considered design application these instruments.