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Performance on a computerized shopping task significantly predicts real world functioning in persons diagnosed with bipolar disorder

Published inPsychiatry research, vol. 210, no. 2, p. 465-471
Publication date2015
Abstract

Persons diagnosed with bipolar disorder often suffer from cognitive impairments. However, little is known concerning how these cognitive deficits impact their real world functioning. We developed a computerized real-life activity task, where participants are required to shop for a list of grocery store items. Twenty one individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder and 21 matched healthy controls were administered the computerized shopping task. Moreover, the patient group was assessed with a battery of cognitive tests and clinical scales. Performance on the shopping task significantly differentiated patients and healthy controls for two variables: Total time to complete the shopping task and Mean time spent to consult the shopping list. Moreover, in the patient group, performance on these variables from the shopping task correlated significantly with cognitive functioning (i.e. processing speed, verbal episodic memory, planning, cognitive flexibility, and inhibition) and with clinical variables including duration of illness and real world functioning. Finally, variables from the shopping task were found to significantly explain 41% of real world functioning of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder. These findings suggest that the shopping task provides a good indication of real world functioning and cognitive functioning of persons diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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LALOYAUX, Julien et al. Performance on a computerized shopping task significantly predicts real world functioning in persons diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In: Psychiatry research, 2015, vol. 210, n° 2, p. 465–471. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.06.032
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