Spanish adaptation of the Scale to Asses Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD)

摘要: Introduction The aim of this paper is to examine the reliability and external validity Spanish adaptation Scale Assess Unawareness Mental Disorder (SUMD). Method A translation-backtranslation original scale was elaborated, a panel professionals participated assess conceptual equivalence naturality. consists 3 general items: awareness mental disorder, effects medication social consequences disorder; 17 items related specific symptoms, which make up two subscales: attribution. Thirty-two patients diagnosed schizophrenic or schizoaffective disorder following DSM-IV criteria were evaluated. evaluations performed using interviews with an observer. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) calculated for analysis Spearman correlation coefficient between SUMD scores one independent score global insight validity. Results ICC all over 0.70. Convergent measurement found medication, subscale on symptoms. attribution did not correlate significantly (insight). These results are consistent hypothesis that (insight) multidimensional phenomenon. Conclusion conceptually equivalent displays similar as version.