Validating a test of functional performance with psychiatric patients.

摘要: The primary pUipose ofthe study was to contribute the validation ofa recently developed test of functional abilities, Bay area Functional Perfor­ mance Evaluation (BaFPE) On premise that aspects intelligence injluence perfor­ mance, three subscales Wechsler Adult Intelli­ gence Scale (WAfS) were administered, in conjunc­ tion with BaFPE task-oriented assessment (TOA), a sample of60psychiatric inpatients diag­ nosed depression or schizophrenia. sub­ scales (picture completion, hlock design, and digit symbol) correlated Significantly TOA, thus supporting its validity A second goal determine what variables predictors offunctional performance. Age history ofelectroconvulsive treatments nega­ tively associated leuel ofeduca­ positively it. Variables not TOA diagnosis, gender, amount ofmedication, type medication, numher ofadmissions, lotal time spent hospital past 2 years. Research clinical implications are discussed.