Do Males and Females Conceptualise Work and Social Impairment Differently Following Treatment for Different Mental Health Problems?

David Smith; A Kate Fairweather-Schmidt; Ben Riley; Zhila Javidi; Sara Zabeen; Sharon Lawn; Malcolm Battersby

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.016

Do Males and Females Conceptualise Work and Social Impairment Differently Following Treatment for Different Mental Health Problems?

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2018 Apr;32(2):285-290. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.016. Epub 2017 Nov 21.

Authors

David Smith¹, A Kate Fairweather-Schmidt², Ben Riley³, Zhila Javidi⁴, Sara Zabeen⁵, Sharon Lawn⁶, Malcolm Battersby⁷

Affiliations

¹ Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: David.Smith@flinders.edu.au.
² Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Kate.Fairweather-Schmidt@flinders.edu.au.
³ Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGTS), Southern Mental Health, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Ben.Riley@sa.gov.au.
⁴ Centre for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD), Southern Mental Health, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Zhila.Javidi@health.sa.gov.au.
⁵ Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Sara.Zabeen@flinders.edu.au.
⁶ Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Sharon.Lawn@flinders.edu.au.
⁷ Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Electronic address: Malcolm.Battersby@sa.gov.au.

PMID: 29579525
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.016

Abstract

The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) is used by psychiatric nurses for screening and evaluating patients' treatment outcomes for a variety of mental health problems. This study investigated longitudinal and gender measurement invariance of WSAS using structural equation modeling within a help-seeking problem gambling sample (n=445), and an intervention program for depression and anxiety sample (n=444). The concept of functional impairment was defined by all WSAS items in males and females at pre- and post-treatment assessments. These findings confirm that the WSAS is a robust and efficacious instrument for evaluating treatment outcomes in two differing populations.

Keywords: Depression and anxiety, work and social adjustment scale; Gender effects; Measurement invariance; Problem gambling.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Anxiety / psychology
Anxiety / therapy*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods
Depression / psychology
Depression / therapy*
Employment / psychology*
Female
Gambling / psychology
Gambling / therapy*
Humans
Male
Models, Statistical
Problem Behavior
Psychiatric Nursing
Self Report
Sex Factors
Social Adjustment*
Surveys and Questionnaires