Abstract

Assessment of functional impairment provides information that is complementary to diagnostic criteria information and is critical for identifying targets for intervention and evaluating treatment outcomes. This review presents summative psychometric information for five multidimensional measures of functional impairment developed for use with youths. Information for each measure, derived from manuals or test development articles, includes: (a) domains measured; (b) measure characteristics; (c) sample characteristics; (d) reliability; and (e) validity. Although each scale includes parent/caregiver forms and purports to measure the domains of school, social/getting along, and family relations, results indicate variability with regard to characteristics such as number of items, item content, sample characteristics, reliability/validity evidence, and interpretation of scores. Concluding recommendations address the use of such measures as part of the assessment process and includes specific examples in which it would be helpful to use formal measures of impairment.

摘要

功能障碍评估提供的信息是对诊断标准信息的补充，对于确定干预目标和评估治疗结果至关重要。本综述介绍了为青少年开发的五种功能障碍多维测量的总结性心理测量信息。来自手册或测试开发文章的每个度量的信息包括： (a) 度量的域；(b) 测量特性；(c) 样本特征；(d) 可靠性；(e) 有效性。尽管每个量表都包括父母/照顾者的形式，并旨在衡量学校、社会/相处和家庭关系等领域，但结果表明在诸如项目数量、项目内容、样本特征、可靠性/有效性证据等特征方面存在变异性，和分数的解释。结论性建议将使用此类措施作为评估过程的一部分，并包括有助于使用正式减值措施的具体示例。