title: [The assessment of chosen psychometric features of B-CATS test battery in schizophrenia - preliminary report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The assessment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia proves helpful in the diagnosis of disease, identification of individuals at risk for adverse outcome and choosing the most adequate treatment. It is also a valuable complement of the psychiatric diagnosis. For this reason, there is a great need for a practical well-validated instrument to measure cognitive deficits that can be administered and interpreted easily in a clinical setting. The aim of the study was to verify the reliability, validity and practicality of the Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for Schizophrenia (B-CATS) in a clinical setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  68 psychotic patients were included in the study during their stay in a psychiatric ward. A double measurement was conducted. Test-retest assessment included tests of B-CATS battery (TMT part B, Category Fluency, Digit Symbol Test). To evaluate the intensity of psychopathological symptoms the PANSS was performed. SLOF, GAF, GARF, SOFAS were used to assess functioning of the subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The B-CATS is characterized by a satisfactory relative stability. The absolute stability should be seen as sufficient in case of one test: Fluency. The diagnostic validity of the battery is satisfactory. B-CATS is easy to administer and "friendly" for the patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  B-CATS is a brief and practical instrument that can provide clinicians with meaningful data regarding the global cognitive functioning of the psychotic subjects.
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jędrasik-Styła
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciołkiewicz
authors.affiliation: Wydział Psychologii, Katedra Psychopatologii i Psychoterapii UW.
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Styła
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pankowski
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Mirella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denisiuk
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linke
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarema
authors.affiliation: III Klinika Psychiatryczna IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wichniak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: B-CATS; neurocognitive assessment; schizophrenia