title: Validation of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ) in people with schizophrenia.
abstract: This present study describes the validation of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ) in people with schizophrenia. A total of 125 clinically stable people in rehabilitation treatment who were diagnosed with schizophrenia were included. For convergent and discriminant validity the following tests were administered; the Gambrill and Richie (GR) Assertiveness Inventory, the Social Functioning Scale (SFS), Life Skills Profile (LSP), Clinical Global Impression scale for schizophrenia (CGI-S) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. Internal consistency of the CSQ had a Cronbach׳s alpha of 0.96. Test-retest reliability showed coefficients between 0.60 and 0.70. Convergent validity showed significant relations at p<0.0001 for all instruments assessed. None of the subscales used for assessing discriminant validity showed a significant correlation with the CSQ except for the CGI-S depression subscale. The instrument shows good psychometric properties and demonstrates that it is a useful instrument for evaluating communication skills in people with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Divisió de Salut Mental de la Fundació Althaia, C/ Dr. Joan Soler, 1-3, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona), Spain; Departament de Psiquiatria i Psicobiologia Clínica. Universitat de Barcelona, Campus Mundet. Pg.Vall d'Hebron 171, Edifici de Ponent, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: gprat@althaia.cat.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: ecasas@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casas-Anguera
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: mmgarcia@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia-Franco
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: mjescandell@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Escandell
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: jrmartin@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: svilamala@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vilamala
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: vvillalta@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Villalta-Gil
authors.affiliation: Divisió de Salut Mental de la Fundació Althaia, C/ Dr. Joan Soler, 1-3, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: jgimenez@althaia.cat.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gimenez-Salinas
authors.affiliation: Divisió de Salut Mental de la Fundació Althaia, C/ Dr. Joan Soler, 1-3, 08243 Manresa (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: chernandez@althaia.cat.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández-Rambla
authors.affiliation: Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, C/Dr Pujades 42, 08330 Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. Electronic address: sochoa@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochoa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Communication; Rehabilitation; Schizophrenia; Social functioning; Social-skills; Validation