Cognitive Functioning Related to Job Tenure Among Patients With Schizophrenia

Completed

• Conditions: Schizophrenia

• Registration Number: NCT00838123
• Lead Sponsor: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08
• Study Completion: 2008-12
• Status Verified: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2009-02-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• schizophrenia, 18~44y/o

Exclusion Criteria

• substance abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified