ArticleBMC psychiatry2025
Validation of the Thai version of the modified social functioning scale (SFS) for individuals with schizophrenia.
Article in BMC psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe Social Functioning Scale (SFS) is widely used to evaluate social functioning in individuals with schizophrenia. While validated in various cultural contexts, adaptation for Thailand is necessary to address cultural and contextual nuances. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the SFS into Thai and assess its reliability and validity.
methodsA sample of 109 individuals (52.3% female) diagnosed with schizophrenia was recruited from a university hospital in Thailand. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and reliability tests were conducted on six subscales of the Modified SFS- Thai version. Concurrent validity was assessed using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS), Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), and Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS).
resultsEFA of four subscales-Independence Performance, Recreation, Pro-Social, and Independence Competence-revealed distinct factor structures with strong loadings. The Employment and Withdrawal/Interpersonal subscales could not undergo EFA due to binary items and insufficient sampling adequacy. Cronbach's alpha values of the modified subscales ranged from 0.75 to 0.87, indicating good internal consistency. Significant correlations with WHODAS 2.0, SOFAS, SAPS, and SANS confirmed the scale's validity.
conclusionsThe Modified SFS- Thai version is a reliable and valid tool for assessing social functioning in individuals with schizophrenia. Its cultural adaptation enhances its relevance in Southeast Asia, offering valuable insights for clinical practice and research in low- and middle-income countries.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.