title: The effect of language on functional capacity assessment in middle-aged and older US Latinos with schizophrenia.
abstract: The U.S. Latino population is steadily increasing, prompting a need for cross-cultural outcome measures in schizophrenia research. This study examined the contribution of language to functional assessment in middle-aged Latino patients with schizophrenia by comparing 29 monolingual Spanish-speakers, 29 Latino English-speakers, and 29 non-Latino English-speakers who were matched on relevant demographic variables and who completed cognitive and functional assessments in their native language. There were no statistically significant differences between groups on the four everyday functioning variables (UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment [UPSA], Social Skills Performance Assessment [SSPA], Medication Management Ability Assessment [MMAA], and the Global Assessment of Functioning [GAF]). The results support the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural acceptability of these functional assessment instruments. It appears that demographic variables other than language (e.g., age, education) better explain differences in functional assessment among ethnically diverse subpopulations. Considering the influence of these other factors in addition to language on functional assessments will help ensure that measures can be appropriately interpreted among the diverse residents of the United States.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Deusto, Avenida de las Universidades, 24, 48007 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain. Electronic address: eneritz.bengoetxea@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Eneritz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bengoetxea
authors.affiliation: SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, 6363 Alvarado Court, San Diego, CA 92120, USA. Electronic address: czburton@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Cynthia Z
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC: 0603, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: bmausbach@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Brent T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Mausbach
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC: 0603, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: tpatterson@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC: 0603, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (116A), San Diego, CA 92161, USA. Electronic address: etwamley@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Twamley
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States; D044465:White People
keywords: Everyday functioning; Geriatric; Psychosis
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