title: A factor analysis of the Strauss and Carpenter revised outcome criteria scale: a validation of the French translation.
abstract: This article seeks to validate the French translation of the Strauss and Carpenter revised outcome criteria scale (SCOCS-R) through the study of its interrater reliability, its convergent validity, and its factor structure. Using a sample of 113 DSM-IV schizophrenic subjects, we assessed the interrater reliability of the SCOCS-R and its convergent validity with an already validated scale (Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale). The factor structure of the SCOCS-R was assessed using a principal components analysis. Interrater reliability was excellent (ri > or = 0.88 for each of the individual items), and the convergent validity with the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale proved to be highly satisfactory (r = 0.89; p < .0001). Factor analyses yielded two factors corresponding to social functioning and professional functioning. These factors accounted for 78% of the variance of outcome. These results demonstrate the reliability and the validity of the French translation of the SCOCS-R. Moreover, the two dimensions yielded by our factor analysis add to the evidence of the multidimensional structure of outcome. This article supports the relevance of the SCOCS-R to assess the dimensions of outcome in schizophrenic subjects.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Beauport, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bureau
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lehoux
authors.forename: Roch-Hugo
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maziade
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelletier
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: René
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trépanier
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emond
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mérette
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014177:Translations