Email this article Independent living skills and cognition in early-onset and late-onset of schizophrenia patients: a pilot study
- Authors: Abdullina E.G.1,2, Savina M.A.2, Rupchev G.E.2, Morozova M.A.2, Pochueva V.V.3, Sheshenin V.S.2
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Affiliations:
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Mental Health Research Center
- Mental Health Research Center Конфликт интересов: отсутствует
- Issue: Vol LII, No 1 (2020)
- Pages: 34-37
- Section: Original study arcticles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1027-4898/article/view/16461
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/nb16461
- ID: 16461
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Aim. To evaluate cognitive functions and independent living skills in patients with late-onset schizophrenia (LOS) compared to patients with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS).
Methods. The study included two clinical groups: 8 EOS patients (M=51.3±7.2; 7 males) and 8 LOS patients (M=67.8±9.9; 8 females), with comparable illness duration (22.6±9.1 and 19.9±11.9 respectively). Cognitive functions were assessed through the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS). The Autonomy Assessment Scale (AS) was used to measure independent living skills. The Mann–Whitney U-test was applied to determine differences between groups.
Results. LOS group performed significantly better on Digit Sequencing Task, Verbal Fluency and Tower Test of the BACS. Composite score on AS was also significantly better in LOS group along with better scores on AS`s subscales assessing primarily social skills.
Conclusion. LOS patients have milder cognitive dysfunction along with better independent living and social skills compared to AOS patients.
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Ekaterina G. Abdullina
Lomonosov Moscow State University; Mental Health Research Center
Author for correspondence.
Email: catherina.abdullina@gmail.com
PhD student; Clinical psychologist
Russian Federation, 119991, Moscow, Leninskie gory, 1; 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34Mariya A. Savina
Mental Health Research Center
Email: maria_savina@mail.ru
Leading research fellow
Russian Federation, 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34Georgij E. Rupchev
Mental Health Research Center
Email: rupchevgeorg@mail.ru
Research fellow
Russian Federation, 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34Margarita A. Morozova
Mental Health Research Center
Email: margmorozova@gmail.com
Principal research fellow
Russian Federation, 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34Valeriya V. Pochueva
Mental Health Research CenterКонфликт интересов: отсутствует
Email: jolanda@inbox.ru
Psychiatrist
Russian Federation, 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34Vladimir S. Sheshenin
Mental Health Research Center
Email: vlash2003@mail.ru
Leading research fellow
Russian Federation, 115230, Moscow, Kashirskoe highway, 34References
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