Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder

Zhang, Yong; Long, Xingning; Ma, Xiaojuan; He, Qianqian; Luo, Xingguang; Bian, Yanhui; Xi, Yuanyuan; Sun, Xiaodong; Ng, Chee H.; Vieta, Eduard; Xiang, Yu‐Tao

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.05.019

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“…Hereby the domain of occupational functioning was altered slightly and items on the original FAST were translated to Dutch. The FAST has been validated in several languages for adult patients with BD and these studies all show similar positive results regarding its reliability and validity (Barbato et al 2013 ; Suominen et al 2015 ; Zhang et al 2018 ). However, to date the FAST has not been validated in an OABD sample.…”

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“…Given the lack of short, practical instruments to assess daily functioning in OABD, we altered the original FAST with regard to the area of work for the use in an older patient population. The original FAST (Rosa et al 2007 ) was already well-studied in several languages (Suominen et al 2015 ; Zhang et al 2018 ; Moro et al 2012 ; Cacilhas et al 2009 ; Aydemir and Burak 2012 ) and studies investigating psychometric qualities when used in the adult population showed positive results. In previous studies, the correlation between the FAST and the SOFAS scale was studied to assess the concurrent validity indicating a good concurrent validity.…”

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“…The FAST was originally developed to assess the main problems in functioning experienced by psychiatric patients, particularly BD patients (Rosa et al 2007 ). The FAST was translated in Italian (Moro et al 2012 ), Portuguese (Cacilhas et al 2009 ), Turkish (Aydemir and Burak 2012 ), Finnish (Suominen et al 2015 ) and Chinese (Zhang et al 2018 ). It comprises 24 items divided into six aspects of daily functioning: autonomy, occupational functioning, cognitive functioning, financial issues, interpersonal relationships, and leisure time.…”

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Reliability and validity of the functioning assessment short test for older adults with bipolar disorder (FAST-O)

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Int J Bipolar Disord

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Background Many frequently used instruments fail to assess psychosocial functioning in patients with bipolar disorder. The Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) was developed in order to tackle this problem and to assess the main functioning problems experienced by patients with bipolar disorder. However, the original FAST is not fully applicable in older adults due to the domain of occupational functioning. The aim of our study was to validate an adapted version for Older adults (FAST-O) in a group of older adults with bipolar disorder (OABD). Methods 88 patients aged 50 years and over diagnosed with bipolar disorder were included. We adapted the items in the area of “work-related functioning” of the FAST into items assessing “societal functioning”. Several measurements were conducted in order to analyse the psychometric qualities of the FAST-O (confirmatory factor analysis for internal structure, Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency, Spearman’s rho for concurrent validity, Mann–Whitney U test for discriminant validity). Results Mean age in the study sample was 65.3 (SD = 7.5) and 57.3% was female. The internal structure was most similar to the internal structure of the original FAST. The internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach’s alpha = .93). The concurrent validity when correlated with the Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale was low, but significant. The FAST-O was also able to distinguish between euthymic and symptomatic OABD patients. Conclusions The FAST-O has strong psychometric qualities. Based on our results, we can conclude that the FAST-O is a short, efficient solution in order to replace global rating scales or extensive test batteries in order to assess daily functioning of older psychiatric patients in a valid and reliable manner.

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“…Euthymic patients with bipolar disorder aged 18-60 years were recruited consecutively from Tianjin Anding Hospital between June and December 2018. Euthymic BD patients were de ned as those with YMRS total score ≤ 6, HDRS total score ≤ 8 and in clinical remission for at least one month (Zhang et al, 2018). Demographic information was obtained during clinical interviews.…”

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“…The severity of the depressive and manic/hypomanic symptoms was measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) (Xie and Shen 1984) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) (Young et al, 1978), respectively. Social functional impairment was measured using the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) (Rosa et al, 2007); the Chinese version of the FAST has been shown to have satisfactory reliability and validity in BD patients (Zhang et al, 2018). The FAST comprises 24 items assessing six domains of functioning: autonomy, occupational functioning, cognitive functioning, nancial issues, interpersonal relationships, and leisure time (Rosa et al, 2007).…”

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The Functional Impairment of Different Subtypes and Occupational States in Euthymic Patients With Bipolar Disorder

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Background The aim was to explore the associations between clinical symptoms, demographic variables, social and neurocognitive functioning in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder (BD) stratified by subgroups of DSM-IV BD (BD-type I and BD-type II) and occupational status(employed/unemployed), and to highlight the significance of occupational status when assessing social and neurocognitive functioning in euthymic BD patients. Methods A total of 81 euthymic BD patients were participated in the study. The severity of the depressive and manic/hypomanic symptoms was measured using the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), respectively. Social functioning and neurocognitive functioning were evaluated by the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) and neurocognitive measures, respectively. Results Employed BD patients displayed greater social functioning (autonomy, occupational functioning, interpersonal relationship domain) and better verbal learning performance and speed of processing than unemployed BD patients. The correlation between neurocognitive functioning and social functioning was stronger in the employed group than in the unemployed group. There were no significant differences in neurocognitive and social functioning between the BD-I and BD-II groups, and the correlation between neurocognitive functioning and social functioning was similar between the BD-I and BD-II groups. Conclusion Employed BD patients may present greater occupational functioning and interpersonal relationships, as well as better verbal learning performance and speed of processing.

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The Properties of Involuntary and Voluntary Autobiographical Memories in Chinese Patients with Depression and Healthy Individuals

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder

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Reliability and validity of the functioning assessment short test for older adults with bipolar disorder (FAST-O)

Reliability and validity of the functioning assessment short test for older adults with bipolar disorder (FAST-O)

The Functional Impairment of Different Subtypes and Occupational States in Euthymic Patients With Bipolar Disorder

The Properties of Involuntary and Voluntary Autobiographical Memories in Chinese Patients with Depression and Healthy Individuals

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