Family Accommodation in Adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Psychometric Properties of the Family Accommodation Scale -- Patient Version

摘要: Family accommodation is a salient construct within the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and occurs in large majority affected individuals their families. Accommodating behaviors can manifest various ways, including participation patient's rituals, modifying everyday routines, facilitating compulsive behaviors, or providing reassurance. It has been repeatedly linked to negative outcomes, such as attenuated treatment response, increased symptom severity, higher levels family distress, lower functioning. As such, it significant clinical importance have standardized measure that able be used research practice. The Accommodation Scale for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (FAS) was initial attempt at systematically assess patients with OCD, different clinician-rated self-reported versions completed by relative arising thereafter. However, date, there not patient-reported version instrument. Existing measures focus on reports from (e.g., other, parent), overlooking information patient themselves. Additionally, adult OCD often present services alone, frequently making impractical obtain relative. important examine accommodating behaviors. The study sought evaluate psychometric properties - Patient Version (FAS-PV). A participants (88.5%) endorsed least one type behavior previous week. Provision reassurance waiting completion compulsions were most reported while helping personal tasks excuses/lying due OCD-related impairment endorsed. The FAS-PV demonstrated good internal consistency test-retest reliability, well convergent/divergent validity. did significantly differ relative-reported terms mean scores. Ultimately, sound utility assessing perspective.