PMID- 21978811 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120216 LR - 20151119 IS - 1532-8228 (Electronic) IS - 0883-9417 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 5 DP - 2011 Oct TI - Utilization of the supports intensity scale with psychiatric populations: psychometric properties and utility for service delivery planning. PG - e9-17 LID - 10.1016/j.apnu.2011.05.002 [doi] AB - In agreement with the new paradigm of supports, this study examines the adequacy and psychometric properties of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) in a sample of 182 participants with severe mental illness (mean Global Assessment of Functioning [GAF] score = 60.2). The measure focuses on identifying the profile and intensities of support needs and on the planning and service delivery rather than on weaknesses and limitations. Internal consistency indexes ranged from .83 to .97; interrater reliability indexes ranged from .67 to .98. Intercorrelations among SIS subscales supported its construct validity. SIS scores correlated to GAF scores and length of disease. Discriminant analysis correctly classified 60.9% of participants. Therefore, the SIS demonstrated adequate reliability and validity, and it can be used by nursing professionals to plan for required supports in this population. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Jenaro, Cristina AU - Jenaro C AD - Instituto Universitario de Integracion en Comunidad (INICO), Facultad de Psicologia, Depto. de Personalidad Evaluacion y Tratamiento Psicologicos, Avda. de Merced, 109-131, 37005-Salamanca, Spain. crisje@usal.es FAU - Cruz, Maribel AU - Cruz M FAU - Perez, Maria Del Carmen AU - Perez Mdel C FAU - Flores, Noelia E AU - Flores NE FAU - Vega, Vanessa AU - Vega V LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20110730 PL - United States TA - Arch Psychiatr Nurs JT - Archives of psychiatric nursing JID - 8708534 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - Caregivers/psychology MH - Delivery of Health Care MH - Disability Evaluation MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mental Disorders/*diagnosis/*therapy MH - Mentally Ill Persons/*psychology MH - Mexico MH - Middle Aged MH - Needs Assessment MH - Psychometrics/*statistics & numerical data MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2011/10/08 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/18 06:00 CRDT- 2011/10/08 06:00 PHST- 2010/12/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/05/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/05/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/10/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/10/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S0883-9417(11)00074-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.apnu.2011.05.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2011 Oct;25(5):e9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2011.05.002. Epub 2011 Jul 30.