Development of assessment tools and collecting of fundamental data which would be helpful for vocational services to support people with severe mental illness in community settings

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25871175
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Psychiatric science; Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Principal Investigator: Sato Sayaka 国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所 社会復帰研究部, 室長 (20450603)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 統合失調症 / 認知機能 / 対人スキル / 就労支援 / 地域支援 / 企業における支援 / 精神科リハビリテーション / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study were to development the assessment tools for social skills and cognitive function of people with schizophrenia at working scene. Subjects were 144 consumers (52 male, 92 female, 38.67±9.156 years old of average age) and their social functions were moderate（PANSS Positive Symptoms score 12.72±5.38，Negative Symptoms 14.52±6.12，General Psychopathology 30.22±10.73：GAF score 53.89±12.57. As a result of factor analysis, the final version of SSS-W was developed. This questionnaire has 20 items of four factors and sufficient internal consistency and concurrent validity of this scale were shown. Four factors were named “Communication for working place”(Cronbach's alpha .871)，“Greeting and non-verbal communication”(.878)，“Thoughtful communication”(.829)，“Basic skills for communication”(.772) respectively. The further analysis should carry out after final date assembled.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学　精神科リハビリテーション　地域精神保健