Measuring community functioning in schizophrenia with the Social Behaviour Schedule

Matteo Cella; Paolo Stratta; Kamel Chahal; Vyv Huddy; Clare  Reeder; Til Wykes

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2013.12.016

Measuring community functioning in schizophrenia with the Social Behaviour Schedule

Matteo Cella
, Paolo Stratta
, Kamel Chahal
, Vyv Huddy
, Clare Reeder
, Til Wykes

Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK; Department of Mental Health, ASL 1, L'Aquila, Italy.
SLaM South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
UCL University College London

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Abstract

Background
Current emphasis on community integration requires reliable and valid measures of social behaviour; existing assessments largely overlap with symptoms or provide little detail on functioning. This study aims to re-assess the Social Behaviour Schedule (SBS) to fulfil this measurement role.

Methods
Internal consistency, construct validity and test–retest reliability were investigated in 421 community out-patients with schizophrenia. Concurrent validity was assessed against the Life Skill Profile (LSP), in 143 additional patients.

Results
A 17-item SBS supported the construct validity of four factors: Antisocial Behaviour, Depressed Behaviour, Social Withdrawal and Thought Disturbance. It showed good test–retest reliability and rated significant social behaviour in a community sample. Weak correlations were observed with positive and negative symptoms. With the exception of Depressed Behaviour, the SBS factors showed strong correlations with the LSP.

Conclusion
SBS-17 is a valid measure assessing relevant community social functioning factors with relatively few items. The SBS could be useful both in research and in clinical settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	220-224
Number of pages	5
Journal	Schizophrenia Research
Volume	153
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2013.12.016
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - Mar 2014

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