Author:
Zanetti Ana Carolina G.,Ciol Marcia A.,Wiedemann Georg,de Azevedo-Marques João Mazzoncini,Dantas Rosana Aparecida Spadoti,da Silva Gherardi-Donato Edilaine Cristina,Vedana Kelly Graziani Giacchero,Galera Sueli Aparecida Frari
Abstract
Background and Purpose: The Family Questionnaire-Brazilian Portuguese Version (FQ-BPV) has been preliminarily validated in the Brazilian population. This study assessed the predictive validity of the FQ-BPV for relapse in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Ninety-four dyads (patients with schizophrenia and their relatives) were recruited from three mental health clinics. Expressed emotion was assessed using the FQ-BPV. Presence of relapse was assessed at 6-, 9-, 12-, and 18-month follow-ups and analyzed through logistic regressions. Results: The critical comments (CC) domain of the FQ-BPV was statistically significant at 18 months. However, the model was not sufficiently robust to classify individuals correctly into relapse or no relapse categories. Conclusion: The FQ-BPV did not predict relapse well and we cannot recommend it for that purpose in Brazil without further studies.
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Subject
General Medicine,General Nursing
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