Cognitive Functioning Related to Job Tenure Among Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT00838123 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: FEMH-96-C-044
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this research is to explore which cognitive function would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia. The investigators plan to recruit 60 people diagnosed with schizophrenia and divide into two groups, employment and unemployment. The investigators will use several cognitive function tests to collect their cognitive functions and PANSS to evaluate their psychotic symptoms. And then the investigators will compare and analysis the data through statistic software. Finally, the investigators will have the answer about if cognitive functions would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia. And the investigators hope that we could get the predict factor of cognitive function to predict the successful employment in future.

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

schizophrenia

You may qualify if:

• schizophrenia, 18\~44y/o

You may not qualify if:

• substance abuse

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Far Eastern Memorial Hospital: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2009
• First Posted: February 6, 2009
• Study Start: August 1, 2008
• Study Completion: December 1, 2008
• Last Updated: February 6, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02