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ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2025

Validation of the virtual reality functional capacity assessment tool (VRFCAT) in a Spanish sample of individuals with psychosis and healthy controls.

César González-Blanch, Raquel López-Carrilero, Teresa Bobes-Bascarán, Ana Catalán, Claudia Aymerich, Roberto Rodriguez-Jimenez, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Zotes, Olimpia Díaz-Mandado, Ana González-Pinto, Guillermo Cano-Escalera and 24 more

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César González-BlanchMental Health Centre, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3181-4731
Raquel López-CarrileroResearch Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4110-794X
Teresa Bobes-BascaránCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5279-504X
Ana CatalánCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0418-7904
Claudia AymerichCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0040-1608
Roberto Rodriguez-JimenezCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2251-7249
Alfonso Gutiérrez-ZotesCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4858-1487
Olimpia Díaz-MandadoPsychosocial Rehabilitation Unit, Hospitalarias Arturo Soria Foundation, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-0478-0394
Ana González-PintoBIORABA, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Álava, CIBERSAM, UPV/EHU, Vitoria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2568-5179
Guillermo Cano-EscaleraBIORABA, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Álava, CIBERSAM, UPV/EHU, Vitoria, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-1421-5496
Marta ZubiaBIORABA, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Álava, CIBERSAM, UPV/EHU, Vitoria, Spain.
Daniel GuinartInstitut de Salut Mental, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5078-6716
Manuel Del-Castillo-SerranoCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Elisabet VilellaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1887-5919
Leticia García-ÁlvarezCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9482-2993
Susana OchoaResearch Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6792-1080
Patricia Correa-GhisaysCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1752-7349
Vicent Balanzá-MartínezCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7772-7396
Joan Vicent Sánchez-OrtíCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8209-6688
Esther PousaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4423-6739
Salvador MiretCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2275-8272
Cristina FalipDepartment of Psychiatry, Mental Health and Addictions, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria, Lleida, Spain.
Pablo Reguera-PozueloCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
Rafael Fernández-MartínezDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0842-898X
Ignacio García-CabezaDepartment of Psychiatry, HGU Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7542-4321
Carlos Campos-RodriguezCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6982-1339
Josep Maria CrosasMental Health Group, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí - I3PT - CIBERSAM, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
Jesus CoboMental Health Group, Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí - I3PT - CIBERSAM, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.
Helena Pardina-TornerCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0720-3412
Salvador Perona-GarcelánDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Andalusian Health Service, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7771-7857
Manuel Muñoz-CaracuelDepartment of Psychiatry, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Andalusian Health Service, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1667-5646
Ángel Yorca-RuizIDIVAL, Valdecilla Biomedical Research Institute, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2701-3755
Víctor Ortiz-García de la FozIDIVAL, Valdecilla Biomedical Research Institute, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0627-1827
Rosa Ayesa-ArriolaIDIVAL, Valdecilla Biomedical Research Institute, Santander, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0570-5352

Funding

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea grant IT1631-22Eusko Jaurlaritza grant 2022111054Instituto de Salud Carlos III CP18/00003Instituto de Salud Carlos III PFIS_FI/00162Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/00066Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CNS2022-136110Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades FEDERMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PI18/01055Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PI21/00713
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Abstract

backgroundThe Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT) is a performance-based measure developed to assess functional capacity through simulations of daily activities. This study examined its psychometric properties in a Spanish sample, including individuals with first-episode psychosis (FEP), schizophrenia, and healthy controls.

methodsA total of 370 participants (99 FEP, 116 schizophrenia, and 155 controls) completed the VRFCAT in a multicenter study. Internal consistency (McDonald's omega), discriminative validity (group comparisons and ROC curves), and convergent validity via correlations with cognitive performance and clinical symptoms were examined. Reference percentiles were calculated from the healthy control sample using quantile regression, stratified by age and education.

resultsItem-level VRFCAT completion times showed acceptable to good internal consistency overall and in controls and schizophrenia samples, but poor in FEP. Differences in VRFCAT performance emerged (

conclusionsThe VRFCAT is a reliable and valid tool for assessing functional capacity in Spanish-speaking individuals with psychotic disorders. Its ecological validity, objectivity, psychometric properties, brief administration time, and ease of use support its potential use in clinical and research settings for evaluating functional recovery and treatment outcomes.

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Activities of Daily LivingCognitive DysfunctionNeuropsychological TestsPsychometricsPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaVirtual RealityAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSpainfirst-episode psychosisfunctional capacityperformance-based assessmentschizophreniavalidationVRFCAT

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