A Systematic Review of a Functional Assessment Tool: UCSD Performance-based Skill Assessment (UPSA)

Functional capacity (FC), defined as abilities that are essential to function independently in the community, is one known mediator between neuropsychological ability and real-world functioning (Bowie et  al., 2008, 2006). This had led to FC being adopted as a milestone marker in a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric conditions such as Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder (SD), Bipolar Disorder (BD), Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The burden of a disease can be measured in years of non -productive life.

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ana Claudia Becattini-Oliveira, Douglas de Farias Dutra, B árbara Spenciere de Oliveira Campos, Verônica Carvalho de Araujo, Helenice Charchat-Fichman Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research