The Daily Activity Report (DAR) a Novel Measure of Functional Outcome for Serious Mental Illness.

ABSTRACT: The assessment of real-world functional outcomes in clinical trials for medications targeting negative symptoms and cognitive impairment is extremely important. We tested the psychometric properties of the Daily Activity Report (DAR), a novel assessment of productive daily activity. We administered the DAR and additional assessments of functional outcome, functional capacity, cognition and symptomatology to 50 individuals with schizophrenia at 2 time points, 1 month apart and to 25 healthy controls. The DAR records a person's daily activity for 7 consecutive days based upon phone calls made 3 times a day. A total score and scores in 3 domains; instrumental activities (ie, independent living), social and work or school related activities are generated for the DAR. Inter-item consistency was

SUBMITTER: Velligan DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4838101 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature