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Divergence of subjective and performance-based cognitive gains following cognitive training in schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Cognitive training is effective for improving cognitive performance among people with schizophrenia. An individual's perception of their own cognition is dissociable from performance on objective cognitive tests. Since subjective cognitive benefit may impact engagement, motivation, and satisfaction with time-intensive cognitive interventions, this study aimed to determine whether subjective cognitive difficulties improve in conjunction with cognitive gains following 30?h of cognitive training. METHODS:Patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (N?=?46) were randomized to treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU augmented with auditory-targeted cognitive training (TCT). All participants completed assessment batteries at baseline and follow-up. As previously reported, the TCT group showed significant improvements in verbal learning and memory and reductions in auditory hallucinations relative to the TAU group. RESULTS:Subjective cognitive difficulties did not significantly improve following TCT, even among TCT participants who showed improvements in cognitive performance (all ps?>?0.05). Subjective cognitive difficulties were significantly associated with severity of depressive symptoms and hallucinations (r?=?0.48 and r?=?0.28, p??0.05). DISCUSSION:Patients with schizophrenia do not detect change in their cognition following cognitive training, even among those who showed robust gains in cognitive performance. Failure to detect improvement may undermine treatment engagement, motivation, and satisfaction. Translating score improvements on the cognitive exercises into tangible metrics, and providing ongoing, clinician-delivered feedback on performance may facilitate patient ability to detect improvements and improve motivation to engage with cognitive training interventions.

SUBMITTER: Treichler EBH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7032664 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Divergence of subjective and performance-based cognitive gains following cognitive training in schizophrenia.

Treichler Emily B H EBH Thomas Michael L ML Bismark Andrew W AW Hochberger William C WC Tarasenko Melissa M Nungaray John J Cardoso Lauren L Joshi Yash B YB Zhang Wen W Sprock Joyce J Swerdlow Neal N Cohen Amy N AN Light Gregory A GA

Schizophrenia research 20190116

<h4>Background</h4>Cognitive training is effective for improving cognitive performance among people with schizophrenia. An individual's perception of their own cognition is dissociable from performance on objective cognitive tests. Since subjective cognitive benefit may impact engagement, motivation, and satisfaction with time-intensive cognitive interventions, this study aimed to determine whether subjective cognitive difficulties improve in conjunction with cognitive gains following 30 h of co ...[more]

PMID: 30660574

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Project description:BackgroundPatients with schizophrenia have a particularly low level of insight into their illness compared to people with other mental health disorders. The objectives of the study were to evaluate: 1) subjective cognitive complaints in individuals with schizophrenia in comparison with health controls, 2) the relation between subjective cognitive complaint (SCC) and objective cognitive performance in the patients group, and 3) factors related to cognitive complaint, such as depression, insight, autonomy, and psychological symptoms.MethodsCross-sectional study was conducted between July 2019 and March 2020 enrolled 120 patients with schizophrenia disorders, selected from the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross (HPC) - Lebanon and 60 healthy controls. The Self-Assessment Scale of Cognitive Complaints in Schizophrenia (SASCCS) was used to measure people living with schizophrenia perception of their cognitive impairment, while the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS) was used to evaluate their cognitive functioning.ResultsA significant difference was found between schizophrenia patients and healthy controls in all neurocognition and SASCCS tests. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that the BACS total score (Beta = -.06, p = .04), the PANSS general psychopathology (Beta = .29, p = .003), higher depression (Beta = .75, p = .003) were significantly associated with higher SCC. However, higher autonomy (Beta = - 6.35, p = .001) was significantly associated with lower SCC. A Structural equation model showed that the two most contributing variables were general psychopathology (Standardized Beta (SB): .33, p < 0.001) and autonomy (SB: -.29, p < 0.001).ConclusionA significant proportion of patients with schizophrenia could estimate their cognitive impairment. It also showed a positive correlation between depression and activity of daily living with SCC, suggesting that this aspect should be investigated alongside the clinical symptoms when a patient with schizophrenia presents with SCC.

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Divergence of subjective and performance-based cognitive gains following cognitive training in schizophrenia.

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Divergence of subjective and performance-based cognitive gains following cognitive training in schizophrenia.

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