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The relationship between neurocognition and social cognition with functional outcomes in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

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Fett, Anne-Kathrin J., Viechtbauer, Wolfgang, Dominguez, Maria-de-Gracia, Penn, David L., van Os, Jim, Krabbendam, Lydia·2011·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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The current systematic review and meta-analysis provides an extended and comprehensive overview of the associations between neurocognitive and social cognitive functioning and different types of functional outcome. Literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE and PsycINFO and reference lists from identified articles to retrieve relevant studies on cross-sectional associations between neurocognition, social cognition and functional outcome in individuals with non-affective psychosis. Of 285 studies identified, 52 studies comprising 2692 subjects met all inclusion criteria. Pearson correlations between cognition and outcome, demographic data, sample sizes and potential moderator variables were extracted. Forty-eight independent meta-analyses, on associations between 12 a priori identified neurocognitive and social cognitive domains and 4 domains of functional outcome yielded a number of 25 significant mean correlations. Overall, social cognition was more strongly associated with community functioning than neurocognition, with the strongest associations being between theory of mind and functional outcomes. However, as three-quarters of variance in outcome were left unexplained, cognitive remediation approaches need to be combined with therapies targeting other factors impacting on outcome.

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Authors
Fett, A.-K. J., Viechtbauer, W., Dominguez, M.-D.-G., Penn, D. L., van Os, J., & Krabbendam, L.
Affiliations
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-01
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
573-588
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2144535302
Cited by
1,833
References
199
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FWCI
9.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
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  • UNC Libraries
Funders
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
schizophrenia, neurocognitive function, social cognition, functional outcome, community functioning, theory of mind, non-affective psychosis, cognitive remediation, social functioning
MeSH terms
Cognition Disorders, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Behavior

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