A Psychometric Study of the Chinese Version of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills

Abstract

This study examined the dependability of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills-Chinese version (ACIS-C) with psychiatric participants in Taiwan. A convenience sample of 101 participants diagnosed with psychiatric illness were recruited from four day-care wards in northern and eastern Taiwan. The results of the Rasch analysis showed that the ACIS-C items coalesced to form a measure of communication/interaction and the 4-point rating scale functioned as intended. The ACIS-C differentiated participants into six levels of communication and interaction skills. The findings support the conclusion that the ACIS-C is a valid and sensitive tool when used with Chinese clients. Moreover the study supports the generalizability of the Model of Human Occupation concept of communication and interaction skills to an Eastern context.

Robot‐assisted therapy for improving social interactions and activity participation among institutionalized older adults: A pilot study

“…High scores indicate better social skills. Hsu et al (2008) translated this tool into Chinese (ACIS-C). The ACIS-C differentiated participants into six levels of communication and interaction skills.…”

“…The ACIS-C differentiated participants into six levels of communication and interaction skills. The ACIS-C is a valid and sensitive tool when used with Chinese populations (Hsu et al, 2008).…”

Social interaction skills and depressive symptoms in people diagnosed with schizophrenia: The mediating role of auditory hallucinations

“…The ACIS‐C was administered by occupational therapists (Hsu et al ) and psychiatric nurses (Ma et al ) by observing whether the participant’s performance was appropriate during the interview process. The scale has an intra‐class correlation (ICC) of 0.93 and an internal consistency Cronbach’s α of 0.925 (Hsu et al ). The ACIS can also be completed by observing the subject’s participation in group activities and his or her interaction with others.…”

“…The scale covers three domains: The first, physicality, is the body language the subject displays during the interaction with others; the second, information exchange, is the subject’s ability to receive and interpret the information transmitted by the interactor; and the third, relations, is the participant’s ability to establish relationships with others. The Chinese version of the ACIS was translated by Hsu et al (); the version used in Taiwan has a total of 20 items, which are assessed using a 4‐point (1–4) scale. A score of 1 point indicates a lack of skill that causes serious delay and interruption of social activities, 2 points indicates invalid skills that affect ongoing social activities, 3 points indicates problematic skills that do not interrupt ongoing social activities, and 4 points indicate skills that support ongoing social activities.…”

Examining the Validity of the Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool: Using Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory

“…First, we examined whether the volition subscale would correlate with the Volitional Questionnaire (VQ) (Chern et al 1996, Yang et al 2007, since both are intended to capture volition. Next, we asked whether the communication and interaction skills subscale would correlate with the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS) (Forsyth et al 1999, Hsu et al 2008. We expected a strong correlation in both instances (that is, above 0.50).…”