Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic language version of the Birchwood Insight Scale in patients with schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical insight (i.e., impaired insight into illness) is increasingly recognized by the scientific community as a significant contributor to an array of psychological and clinical outcomes in schizophrenia. Therefore, its assessment using a reliable, rapid, easy and economic tool is important for clinical practice. This study proposes to investigate the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Birchwood Insight Scale (BIS) in Arabic-speaking chronic patients with schizophrenia. Our objectives were to identify the most adequate factor structure of the BIS among the several measurement models previously proposed in the literature, verify the reliability and measurement invariance of the BIS across sex groups, and explore the concurrent validity of the BIS t

SUBMITTER: Fekih-Romdhane F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10976762 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature