Journal article

The relative contribution of neurocognition and social cognition to 6-month vocational outcomes following Individual Placement and Support in first-episode psychosis

KA Allott, SM Cotton, GL Chinnery, GN Baksheev, J Massey, P Sun, Z Collins, E Barlow, C Broussard, T Wahid, TM Proffitt, HJ Jackson, E Killackey

Schizophrenia Research | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2013

Abstract

Aims: To examine whether baseline neurocognition and social cognition predict vocational outcomes over 6. months in patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) enrolled in a randomised controlled trial of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) versus treatment as usual (TAU). Methods: 135 FEP participants (IPS n= 69; TAU n= 66) completed a comprehensive neurocognitive and social cognitive battery. Principal axis factor analysis using PROMAX rotation was used to determine the underlying cognitive structure of the battery. Setwise (hierarchical) logistic and multivariate linear regressions were used to examine predictors of: (a) enrolment in education and employment; and (b) hours of employmen..

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