2023/11/08 by Francisco Rodríguez Pulido, Nayra Caballero Estebaranz, Alejandro Alberto García Caballero +5 · 1 voice
Medicine · Psychology · #Schizophrenia research and treatment #Family Caregiving in Mental Illness #Digital Mental Health Interventions
paper · pdf · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1250933
openalex publication_date 2023/11/08 · openalex created_date 2023/11/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Introduction People with schizophrenia have deficits in social cognition, emotion and social perception, as well as attributional style. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent social cognition training program, e-Motional Training® (ET), in people with schizophrenia and to compare its efficacy with people who did not receive it. Therefore, a single-blind RCT was conducted in participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Methods A randomized, single-blind, clinical trial was conducted with 50 stable outparticipants with schizophrenia (registry number CHUC2019109). All participants (control and intervention) were treated with pharmacotherapy, case management and were on Individual Placement and Support methodology for competitive employment. The intervention group was treated with ET, an online program designed for social cognition rehabilitation. Pre and post assessment was performed using different battery of tests. General mixed models with subject identification and repeated measures over time were used. Results Different pre and post measurements were performed in the two groups. No significant differences were found in sociodemographic characteristics between the control and intervention groups. Improvements were obtained in the intervention group in the Ekman test ( p = 0.009), mainly enhanced by the improvement shown in three emotions: fear, sadness and disgust ( p = 0.041, p = 0.021 and p = 0.038 respectively). Conclusion ET is a promising online training tool for social cognition deficits in schizophrenia, in particular, for the improvement of emotions. Clinical Trial Registration : https://beta.clinicaltrials.gov , NCT05866328.