title: Integrating Scale Data and Patient Perspectives for Assessing Functionality in Schizophrenia.
abstract: There is a growing body of literature devoted to evaluating functionality when planning the psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia. Until recently, psychological scales have been the predominant source of information, whereas patients' perceptions about the most disruptive limitations on their daily life were not considered. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how the integration of the perspectives of patients and patients' relatives improves the evaluation of functionality. A QUAN + QUAL design was implemented collecting quantitative data from Family APGAR and BELS scales, and qualitative information by conducting focus groups. The integration of results made it possible to understand the causes of problems reported by scales, as well as improving the information captured for helping to plan patient therapies. This mixed approach has provided a more comprehensive perspective of functionality, which will be helpful in improving quality of life of patients and their relatives.
authors.affiliation: Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. ibenitez.baena@gmail.com.|University of Granada, Granada, Spain. ibenitez.baena@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.affiliation: Benito Menni CASM Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.|University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.affiliation: University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.affiliation: Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Amaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuevas-Parra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: BELS; Family APGAR; Functionality; Mixed methods; Schizophrenia