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|June 25, 2002
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This study validates the French Multnomah Community Ability Scale for assessing individuals with severe mental illness. The results confirm its structural validity for use in clinical and research settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychometrics
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Intensive Community Treatment programs increasingly use questionnaires to assess functioning in severe mental illness.
  • Psychometric validation of these tools on independent samples is often lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the French version of the Multnomah Community Ability Scale (MCAS).
  • To establish the structural validity of the MCAS for use in French-speaking populations.

Main Methods:

  • Confirmatory factor analyses were employed to assess the factorial structure.
  • Validation was performed on two independent samples of clients.

Main Results:

  • The study replicated a four-dimensional factor structure (interference with functioning, adjustment to living, social competence, behavior problems) across both samples.

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  • The French MCAS demonstrated structural validity, aligning with the original scale's dimensions.

    • Conclusions:

    • The French version of the Multnomah Community Ability Scale is a structurally valid brief questionnaire.
    • This validated tool can be utilized in clinical and research settings to evaluate interventions for severe mental illness.