Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6786814 | Archives of Psychiatric Nursing | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) is used by psychiatric nurses for screening and evaluating patients' treatment outcomes for a variety of mental health problems. This study investigated longitudinal and gender measurement invariance of WSAS using structural equation modeling within a help-seeking problem gambling sample (n = 445), and an intervention program for depression and anxiety sample (n = 444). The concept of functional impairment was defined by all WSAS items in males and females at pre- and post-treatment assessments. These findings confirm that the WSAS is a robust and efficacious instrument for evaluating treatment outcomes in two differing populations.
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Authors
David Smith, A. Kate Fairweather-Schmidt, Ben Riley, Zhila Javidi, Sara Zabeen, Sharon Lawn, Malcolm Battersby,