Applicability of the Spanish version of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS), in the Mexican population with severe mental illness.
This study presents the results obtained from the evaluation, by specialist judges, of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS), Spanish version, to determine its suitability for the Mexican population with severe mental illness (SMI). The instrument, originally designed for people with intellectual disabilities, is consistent with the multidimensional concept of quality of life and the social model of disability. The semantic equivalence of the items adjusted by specialist judges, the reliability of the subscales, using Cronbach's alpha, and the concurrent validity between the SIS and the Global Functioning Assessment (GAF) were analyzed. The mean similarity to the original was 9.91 from a total of 10 (sd=0.14). The reliability coefficients were above 0.95 and the correlations between the SIS and the GAF were medium to high and significant. In conclusion, in the Mexican context, the SIS scale can be used to understand the needs and expectations of people with mental illness.
Instituto Superior de Integración a la Comunidad, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain. redazul@hotmail.com
Maribel Cruz
MC
Ortiz
Cristina Jenaro
CJ
Río
Ma
M
Del Carmen Pérez Rodríguez
Noelia Flores
NF
Robaina
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007858:Learning; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008800:Mexico; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D013030:Spain