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Preliminay study for the Italian validation of the screen for cognitive impairment in psychiatry (SCIP)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

R. Caruso
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
M.G. Nanni
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
L. Grassi
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
G. Piazza
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
E. Croce
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
M. Leoni
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
E. Berretti
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
L. Negrelli
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
S. Battista
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
A. Faccini
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
R. Dall’Olio
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
S. Costa
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
E. Recla
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
G. Rossi
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy
C. Colla
Affiliation:
University of Ferrara, clinical psychiatry, department of biomedical and specialty surgical sciences, Ferrara, Italy

Abstract

Introduction

The screen for cognitive impairment in psychiatry (SCIP) is a brief, accessible scale designed for detecting cognitive deficits in psychiatric disorders.

Objectives

The objective of this study is to test the SCIP's validity as a cognitive test by comparison with standard neuropsychological scale using the Pearson's correlation.

Aims Test the convergent and discriminant validity of the SCIP within the Italian SCIP validation project.

Methods

Patients between 18 and 65 years who are in a stable phase of the disease, diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar I disorder were enrolled in this study, from the community mental health department of Ferrara.

Results

The tests were administered to 110 patients (mean age: 45 ± 11,4) and to 86 controls (mean age: 35 ± 12,6) of both sex. SCIP presents high correlation with the R-BANS total score (P < 0.01) and the subscales (verbal learning test-immediate, working memory, verbal fluency test, verbal learning test-delayed, processing speed test, P < 0.01). There are significant differences (P < 0.01) in all SCIP dimensions between patient and control group (Table 1).

Conclusions

Our analysis confirm the results of the English, French and Spanish version of the SCIP regarding convergent and discriminant validity. The SCIP represents a valid, simple and brief screening tool for the cognitive evaluation of patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster Walk: Ethics and psychiatry/Philosophy and psychiatry/Others–Part 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017

Table 1 VLT-I: verbal learning test-immediate; WMT: working memory test; VFT: verbal fluency test; VLT-D: verbal learning test-delayed; PST: processing speed test; R-BANS: repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status; TMT: trail making test; WCST: Wisconsin card sorting test. P < 0.01.

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Table 1 VLT-I: verbal learning test-immediate; WMT: working memory test; VFT: verbal fluency test; VLT-D: verbal learning test-delayed; PST: processing speed test; R-BANS: repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status; TMT: trail making test; WCST: Wisconsin card sorting test. P < 0.01.

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