PMID- 16275211
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060316
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 0010-440X (Print)
IS  - 0010-440X (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 6
DP  - 2005 Nov-Dec
TI  - Main determinants of Global Assessment of Functioning score in schizophrenia: a 
      European multicenter study.
PG  - 440-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is a measure widely 
      used to assess the outcome of patients with schizophrenia. However, little is 
      known about the importance of clinical and psychosocial variables in determining 
      its final score. The aim of this paper is to identify which factors predict GAF 
      scores of patients with schizophrenia and their variability in 5 different 
      European settings. METHOD: A representative sample of 404 patients with 
      schizophrenia was assessed with the GAF. A multiple regression analysis was 
      performed to identify predictors of the GAF scores. RESULTS: Clinical factors are 
      the main determinants of GAF score. However, the analysis also showed that social 
      and functioning factors were also significantly associated with GAF scores. 
      Finally, the study showed the presence of intercenter differences in the factors, 
      mainly in social functioning. CONCLUSIONS: The GAF is a useful and easy-to-apply 
      measure of global functioning, independent of cross-cultural differences. 
      Clinical factors are the main determinants of its score, although social 
      functioning variables also have a lesser effect.
FAU - Gaite, Luis
AU  - Gaite L
AD  - Clinical and Social Psychiatry Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, 
      University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
FAU - Vazquez-Barquero, Jose Luis
AU  - Vazquez-Barquero JL
FAU - Herran, Andres
AU  - Herran A
FAU - Thornicroft, Graham
AU  - Thornicroft G
FAU - Becker, Thomas
AU  - Becker T
FAU - Sierra-Biddle, Dierdre
AU  - Sierra-Biddle D
FAU - Ruggeri, Mirella
AU  - Ruggeri M
FAU - Schene, Aarty
AU  - Schene A
FAU - Knapp, Martin
AU  - Knapp M
FAU - Vazquez-Bourgon, Javier
AU  - Vazquez-Bourgon J
CN  - EPSILON Group
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Compr Psychiatry
JT  - Comprehensive psychiatry
JID - 0372612
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Europe/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Schizophrenia/*epidemiology
MH  - *Schizophrenic Psychology
MH  - Social Behavior
EDAT- 2005/11/09 09:00
MHDA- 2006/03/17 09:00
CRDT- 2005/11/09 09:00
PHST- 2004/09/24 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/03/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2005/11/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/03/17 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/11/09 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0010-440X(05)00032-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.03.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Compr Psychiatry. 2005 Nov-Dec;46(6):440-6. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.03.006.