Publications by authors named "Yoshiro Kochi"
Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a new Brief Scale of Self-rated Health Condition with Acute Schizophrenia (BsHAS) and to examine its reliability, validity and correlation to psychiatric symptoms.
Methods: We examined the reliability and validity of the BsHAS consisting of four items (physical health condition, mood, interpersonal fatigue and interest) for 199 inpatients with acute schizophrenia and compared the patients' subjective health conditions as assessed by the BsHAS with their objective psychiatric symptoms.
Results: Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.