title: Planning and problem-solving training for patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial
creator: Rodewald, Katlehn
creator: Backenstraß, Matthias
creator: Holt, Daniel V.
creator: Rentrop, Mirjam
creator: Roesch-Ely, Daniela
creator: Funke, Joachim
creator: Weisbrod, Matthias
creator: Kaiser, Stefan
subject: ddc-150
subject: 150 Psychology
description: Background: The purpose of this study was to assess whether planning and problem-solving training is more effective in improving functional capacity in patients with schizophrenia than a training program addressing basic cognitive functions.  Methods: Eighty-nine patients with schizophrenia were randomly assigned either to a computer assisted training of planning and problem-solving or a training of basic cognition. Outcome variables included planning and problem-solving ability as well as functional capacity, which represents a proxy measure for functional outcome.   Results: Planning and problem-solving training improved one measure of planning and problem-solving more strongly than basic cognition training, while two other measures of planning did not show a differential effect. Participants in both groups improved over time in functional capacity. There was no differential effect of the interventions on functional capacity.  Conclusion: A differential effect of targeting specific cognitive functions on functional capacity could not be established. Small differences on cognitive outcome variables indicate a potential for differential effects. This will have to be addressed in further research including longer treatment programs and other settings.
date: 2011
type: Article
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
identifier: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserverhttps://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/15449/1/Rodewald_etal_2011_Planning.pdf
identifier: DOI:
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-154496
identifier:   Rodewald, Katlehn ; Backenstraß, Matthias ; Holt, Daniel V. ; Rentrop, Mirjam ; Roesch-Ely, Daniela ; Funke, Joachim ; Weisbrod, Matthias ; Kaiser, Stefan  (2011) Planning and problem-solving training for patients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.  BMC psychiatry, 11 (73).       
relation: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/15449/
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language: eng