Validation of the Norwegian version of the Social Functioning Scale (SFS) for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Hellvin, Tone; Sundet, Kjetil; Vaskinn, Anja; Simonsen, Carmen; Ueland, Torill; Andreassen, Ole A.; Melle, Ingrid

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00839.x

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“…Social functioning was similar in both groups at followup, and the scores obtained were in agreement with findings from other studies which have used this scale in patients with SSD [40]. This finding suggests that clinical improvement also helps to improve social functioning.…”

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Long-term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Flamarique

Baeza

Serna

et al. 2014

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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To compare a sample of adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) treated with either ECT or antipsychotics (AP) alone at long-term follow-up. Patients diagnosed with SSD (n = 21) treated with ECT due to resistance to AP or catatonia under the age of 18 years (ECT group), were compared to a randomly selected group of patients with SSD treated only with AP (non-ECT group) (n = 21) and matched for age, gender, diagnosis and duration of illness. Baseline data were gathered retrospectively from medical records. Subjects were assessed at follow-up (mean of follow-up period = 5.5 years; range 2-9 years) using several clinical scales such as the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF). Improvement in PANSS positive, negative, general, total and CGI and GAF scores between baseline and follow-up assessment did not differ significantly between groups. At follow-up, no differences were observed for the PANSS negative, CGI and GAF scores between groups, but patients in the ECT group still had higher PANSS total, positive and general scores. ECT treatment followed by AP medication in treatment-resistant SSD or catatonia is at least as effective in the long term as AP alone in non-resistant patients.

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confidence: 91%

Long-term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Flamarique

Baeza

Serna

et al. 2014

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…The SFS was constructed with the aim of measuring the various aspects of functioning essential for community‐dwelling in individuals with schizophrenia, including social withdrawal, interpersonal relationships, participation in activities, independence, and employment. However, the SFS measures diverse and subtle aspects of social behaviors which are independent of diagnosis and are less influenced by the direct effects of clinical symptoms (Hellvin et al, ); therefore, it is suitable for capturing social functioning in those who expresses SA (Henry, Bailey, & Rendell, ). The SFS consists of 76 items with varying response formats such as dichotomous questions and Likert scales.…”

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Social anhedonia and social functioning: Loneliness as a mediator

2020

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Social anhedonia is associated with reduced social functioning and diminished reward from social interactions. Individuals expressing social anhedonia are likely to experience reduced social connectedness and feel lonely. Loneliness is also associated with reduced social functioning. Therefore, loneliness could account for the relationship between social anhedonia and social functioning. We aimed to determine whether loneliness mediates the relationship between social anhedonia and reduced social functioning. In total, 824 young adults (M age = 21.03, SD = 5.59; 72.3% female) completed the Revised-Social Anhedonia Scale (RSAS), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, and the Social Functioning Scale (SFS). Scores on thee SFS were summed into six subscales: Social Withdrawal, Relationships, Social Activities, Recreational Activities, Independence (Competence), and Independence (Performance). Negative affect (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 [DASS] total score) was included as a covariate. Both the RSAS and the UCLA Loneliness Scale were negatively correlated with overall and all social functioning subscales. The DASS-21 positively correlated with all variables of interest. Mediation analyses revealed that loneliness partially mediated the relationship between social anhedonia and the social functioning subscales, with the exception of Recreational Activities. However, loneliness was a full mediator for the relationship between social anhedonia and overall social functioning. The study findings suggest that targeting loneliness in interventions may be important for improving various aspects of social functioning in those individuals who express social anhedonia.

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“…A mean composite score was used in the analyses (AIPSS total). Social functioning (attainment based) was assessed with the Social Functioning Scale (SFS) (Birchwood, Smith, Cochrane, Wetton & Copestake, 1990;Hellvin, Sundet, Vaskinn et al, 2010). It is a self-report form with scales that measure seven functional outcome areas: Social engagement/withdrawal, interpersonal behavior, pro-social activities, recreation, independencecompetence, independenceperformance and employment/occupation.…”

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Body language reading of emotion in schizophrenia: Associations with symptoms and functional outcome

Engelstad

Andreassen

Vaskinn

2017

Scandinavian J Psychology

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Our aim was to explore how body language reading of emotion relates to neurocognition, symptoms and functional outcome in schizophrenia. Fifty-four individuals with schizophrenia and eighty-four healthy controls participated in the study. Emotion perception was assessed with a point-light display (PLD) task, the Emotion in Biological Motion (EmoBio) test, neurocognition was measured with the MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), and functioning was indexed by one measure of functional capacity and by one self-report questionnaire. Clinical symptoms were assessed with a five factor Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) symptoms model. Participants with schizophrenia had impaired body language reading of emotions compared to healthy controls (Cohen's d = 0.69). In participants with schizophrenia, emotion perception was associated with neurocognition (r = 0.42), functional capacity (r = 0.27) and disorganization symptoms (r = -0.27). Mediation analyses showed that disorganization symptoms mediated the effects of emotion perception and neurocognition, respectively, on social functional capacity. These results suggest that in individuals with schizophrenia, reduced emotion perception from body movements has negative consequences for functional outcome, but that the effect is mediated through disorganization symptoms.

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Validation of the Norwegian version of the Social Functioning Scale (SFS) for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Cited by 43 publications

References 32 publications

Long-term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Long-term effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Social anhedonia and social functioning: Loneliness as a mediator

Body language reading of emotion in schizophrenia: Associations with symptoms and functional outcome

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