The portuguese version of the personal and social performance scale (PSP): reliability, validity, and relationship with cognitive measures in hospitalized and community schizophrenia patients
Abstract:IntroductionDeficits in social functioning are a core feature of schizophrenia and are influenced by both symptomatic and neurocognitive variables.ObjectivesIn the present study we aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Personal and Social Performance (PSP) scale, and possible correlations with measures of cognitive functioning.MethodsOne-hundred and four community and inpatients with schizophrenia were assessed using measures of social functioning and symptom severity… Show more
“…The negative correlation between the PSP-CHN global score and the PANSS cognitive factor lends credence to the idea that social functioning is important to cognition in SZ (Brissos et al, 2012).…”
We were able to demonstrate that the PSP-CHN is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the personal and social functioning in patients with severe mental disorders.
“…The negative correlation between the PSP-CHN global score and the PANSS cognitive factor lends credence to the idea that social functioning is important to cognition in SZ (Brissos et al, 2012).…”
We were able to demonstrate that the PSP-CHN is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the personal and social functioning in patients with severe mental disorders.
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