A Psychometric Study of the Chinese Version of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills

Abstract

This study examined the dependability of the Assessmentof Communication and Interaction Skills—Chinese version (ACIS-C)with psychiatric participants in Taiwan.
A convenience sample of 101participants diagnosed with psychiatric illness were recruited from fourday-care wards in northern and eastern Taiwan.
The results of the Raschanalysis showed that the ACIS-C items coalesced to form a measureof communication/interaction and the 4-point rating scale functioned asintended.
The ACIS-C differentiated participants into six levels of communicationand interaction skills.
The findings support the conclusionthat the ACIS-C is a valid and sensitive tool when used with Chineseclients. Moreover the study supports the generalizability of the Modelof Human Occupation concept of communication and interaction skillsto an Eastern context.

References:
Hsu, W. L., Pan, A. W., Chen, T. J. (2008). A Psychometric Study of the Chinese Version of the Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 22(2–3), 177-185.

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