TY  - JOUR
ID  - heidok15446
A1  - Holt, Daniel
A1  - Rodewald, Katlehn
A1  - Rentrop, Mirjam
A1  - Funke, Joachim
A1  - Weisbrod, Matthias
A1  - Kaiser, Stefan
AV  - public
Y1  - 2011///
IS  - 2
N2  - Deficits in executive functioning are closely related to the level of everyday functioning in patients with schizophrenia. However, many existing neuropsychological measures are limited in their ability to predict functional outcome. To contribute towards closing this gap, we developed a computer-based test of planning ability (??Plan-a-Day??) that requires participants to create daily activity schedules in a simulated work setting. Eighty patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were tested with Plan-a-Day and a battery of cognitive ability tests. Plan-a-Day showed satisfactory psychometric properties in terms of consistency, reliability, and construct validity. Compared to other neuropsychological tests used in this study, it also demonstrated incremental validity with regard to the Global Assessment of Functioning. The Plan-a-Day approach, therefore, seems to represent a valid alternative for measuring planning ability in patients with executive function deficits, occupying a middle ground between traditional neuropsychological tests and real-life assessments.
TI  - The plan-a-Day approach to measuring planning ability in patients with schizophrenia
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/15446/
EP  - 335
JF  - Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
VL  - 17
SP  - 327
ER  -