Validation of the semi-structured interview, the FACE Risk Profile, in people with Serious Mental Illness.

espanolIntroduccion. Las personas con Trastorno Mental Grave (TMG) pueden presentar conductas de riesgo que pueden dar lugar a recaidas. Hay pocos instrumentos validados en nuestro contexto para valorar factores de riesgo y ninguno que tenga en cuenta diversos factores al mismo tiempo y sea especifico para valorar el riesgo de recaida. El objetivo de este trabajo es la validacion en espanol de la Functional Analysis of Care Environments o FACE Risk Profile en personas con TMG. Metodologia. La muestra se compone de 69 participantes con TMG. En la primera evaluacion se administro un cuestionario sociodemografico, la FACE Risk Profile e instrumentos psicometricos de valoracion clinica y psicosocial. En una segunda evaluacion, se volvio a administrar la FACE Risk Profile. Resultados. La FACE Risk Profile presenta una consistencia interna adecuada, buena fiabilidad test-retest y adecuada validez concurrente y discriminante. El acuerdo interevaluadores es muy bueno. Conclusiones. La FACE Risk Profile en un instrumento util y valido para la valoracion del riesgo en personas con TMG EnglishIntroduction. People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) can present risk behaviour that can lead to relapses. There are few instruments validated in our context to assess risk factors, but none takes into account several factors at the same time, and is specific for the risk of relapse. The objective of this work is to validate the Functional Analysis of Care Environments (FACE) Risk Profile into Spanish for people with SMI. Methods. The sample consisted of 69 participants with SMI. The first evaluation was administered using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the FACE Risk Profile and psychometric instruments for clinical and psychosocial assessment. For the second evaluation, the FACE Risk Profile was re-administered. Results. The FACE Risk Profile shows adequate internal consistency, good test-retest reliability and adequate concurrent and discriminant validity. The inter-rater agreement is very good. Conclusions. The FACE Risk Profile is a useful and valid instrument for risk assessment in people with SMI.