| Literature DB >> 30981943 |
Devvarta Kumar1, K Ashwini2, Shantala Hegde3, Lavanya Prasanna3, Boban Joseph4, Anushree Bose5, Hema Nawani5, Rose Dawn Bharath6, Shivarama Varambally5, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian5, Bangalore N Gangadhar5.
Abstract
Cognitive deficits in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia are ubiquitous and, therefore, cognitive remediation is considered one of the prime targets of a comprehensive intervention program for schizophrenia. However, cognitive remediation is a resource consuming intervention and in lower and middle-income countries (LAMIC) such interventions are often neglected due to the resource constraints of the mental health services set-ups. Therefore, it is imperative to develop cognitive remediation programs that are less resource consuming for the mental health service delivery system. Keeping this in view, in the present pilot study, we tested the feasibility of a caregiver assisted home-based cognitive remediation program and compared its efficacy with a clinic-based cognitive remediation program. Findings show that it is feasible to conduct cognitive remediation program with the help of caregivers in patients' home settings and that the home-based cognitive remediation is as effective as the clinic-based cognitive remediation. The results of the study have been further discussed in the light of the practical implications, limitations and future research.Entities:
Keywords: Caregiver assisted home-based cognitive remediation; LAMIC; Schizophrenia
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30981943 PMCID： PMC7613146 DOI： 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.03.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asian J Psychiatr ISSN： 1876-2018