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The Personal and Social Performance (PSP) scale, originally developed by Morosini, Magliano, Brambilla, Ugolini, and Pioli (2000), consists of four main areas:
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Socially useful activities (e.g., housework, voluntary work) including work and study
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Personal and social relationships (i.e., partner, family relationships, friends)
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Self-care (i.e., personal hygiene, care of one’s appearance)
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Disturbing and aggressive behavior
The patient’s degree of severity in the four domains is to be rated on a six-point scale from absent (which means no problems on this dimension) over mild, manifest, marked, severe to very severe difficulties in the given area. Out of the ratings on the four subdimensions, one total score on a 100-point scale can be created. A variation of eight points is already to be classified as a clinically relevant difference. The items “self-care” and “disturbing and aggressive behavior” are of greater concern for patients with acute...
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Juckel, G. (2014). Personal and Social Performance Scale. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2141
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