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ArticlePloS one2015

Construct Validity of the Chinese Version of the Activities of Daily Living Rating Scale III in Patients with Schizophrenia.

En-Chi Chiu, Yen Lee, Kuan-Yu Lai, Chian-Jue Kuo, Shu-Chun Lee, Ching-Lin Hsieh

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En-Chi ChiuSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yen LeeDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Kuan-Yu LaiTaipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chian-Jue KuoTaipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Psychiatric Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shu-Chun LeeSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ching-Lin HsiehSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

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backgroundThe Chinese version of the Activities of Daily Living Rating Scale III (ADLRS-III), which has 10 domains, is commonly used for assessing activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with schizophrenia. However, construct validity (i.e., unidimensionality) for each domain of the ADLRS-III is unknown, limiting the explanations of the test results. PURPOSE: This main purpose of this study was to examine unidimensionality of each domain in the ADLRS-III. We also examined internal consistency and ceiling/floor effects in patients with schizophrenia.

methodsFrom occupational therapy records, we obtained 304 self-report data of the ADLRS-III. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine the 10 one-factor structures. If a domain showed an insufficient model fit, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to investigate the factor structure and choose one factor representing the original construct. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha (α). Ceiling and floor effects were determined by the percentage of patients with the maximum and minimum scores in each domain, respectively.

resultsCFA analyses showed that 4 domains (i.e., leisure, picture recognition, literacy ability, communication tools use) had sufficient model fits. These 4 domains had acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.79-0.87) and no ceiling/floor effects, except the leisure domain which had a ceiling effect. The other 6 domains showed insufficient model fits. The EFA results showed that these 6 domains were two-factor structures.

conclusionThe results supported unidimensional constructs of the leisure, picture recognition, literacy ability, and communication tool uses domains. The sum scores of these 4 domains can be used to represent their respective domain-specific functions. Regarding the 6 domains with insufficient model fits, we have explained the two factors of each domain and chosen one factor to represent its original construct. Future users may use the items from the chosen factors to assess domain-specific functions in patients with schizophrenia.

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Activities of Daily LivingPsychometricsAdultChinaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSchizophreniaSurveys and Questionnaires

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