BIFCA

Brief International Functional Capacity Assessment

Purpose: Assesses functional capacity in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and related disorders

Format: Paper and pencil

Age range: 18 years to 59 years

Time: 15–20 minutes

DETAILS:

The BIFCA is a performance-based measure of functional capacity that assesses an individual's ability to perform key tasks of daily living. It is designed to be used as a coprimary outcome measure in clinical trials of cognition-enhancing drugs for adults with schizophrenia and related disorders.

Features and Benefits

  • Development was sponsored by a government-industry-academic collaboration (MATRICS-CT).

  • Has a demonstrated relationship to cognitive deficits and functional outcomes.

  • Emerged from multiple studies investigating psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptability of coprimary measures.

  • Subtests were selected for their interpretability across cultures.

  • Features convenient administration and is easy to include with other outcome measures.

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