کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9646417 548131 2005 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Relationship of impaired processing speed and flexibility of abstract thought to improvements in work performance over time in schizophrenia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
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Relationship of impaired processing speed and flexibility of abstract thought to improvements in work performance over time in schizophrenia
چکیده انگلیسی
Vocational impairments in schizophrenia have been widely linked to deficits in neurocognition. This study examined the possibility that deficits in visuomotor processing speed and flexibility in abstract thought may in combination be an especially potent risk factor for poorer levels of work performance in rehabilitation. Fifty-seven participants with confirmed diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorders were administered the Digit Symbol Subtest and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and then offered work placements in a vocational rehabilitation program. Work performance was assessed biweekly over two months using the Work Behavior Inventory. Multivariate and univariate repeated ANOVA revealed that participants classified as having no impairments in either visuomotor processing speed and flexibility in abstract thought (n=14) had superior work performance compared to participants with deficits in either one area (n=20) or both areas (n=23). Additionally, participants with no impairments were the only group to show significant improvement in work performance over 7 weeks of rehabilitation. Participants with only one deficit had significantly better work performance than participants with both deficits but showed no statistically significant improvement in work performance. Results suggest assessments of these domains of neurocognition may provide important information about individual needs for adjunct services.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Schizophrenia Research - Volume 75, Issues 2–3, 15 June 2005, Pages 211-218
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