Journal article

Reliability and Validity of THINC-it in Evaluating Cognitive Function of Patients with Bipolar Depression

Weihua Zhang, Na Zhu, Jianbo Lai, Jingjing Liu, Chee H Ng, Jun Chen, Chao Qian, Yanli Du, Chanchan Hu, Jingkai Chen, Jianbo Hu, Zhong Wang, Hetong Zhou, Yi Xu, Yiru Fang, Chuan Shi, Shaohua Hu

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD | Published : 2020

Abstract

PURPOSE: The THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it) as a brief screening tool can assesses cognitive impairment in patients with major depressive depression (MDD). Here, we aim to evaluate the reliability and validity of the THINC-it in a bipolar depression (BD-D) group in comparison with a healthy control (HC) group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both groups were matched according to age, gender, years of education, and IQ. All participants completed the THINC-it test, including Spotter, Symbol Check, Codebreaker, Trails, and the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire for Depression-5-item (PDQ-5-D). The concurrent validity and internal consistency of the THINC-it test were analyzed, and 30 healthy controls w..

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