Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic, insight and neuropsychological variables comparison between patients remaining in the study and those who refused to participate in follow-up assessment.
From: Insight dimensions and cognitive function in psychosis: a longitudinal study
| Â | Remaining patients (n = 56) | Refusers (n = 19) | t-pair test or chi-square | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 33,71 ± 9,00 | 35,00 ± 11,40 | ,50 | ,61 |
Education (years) | 10,73 ± 3,24 | 9,21 ± 1,96 | -2,44 | ,01 |
N of episodes | 5,16 ± 4,74 | 6,00 ± 7,08 | ,57 | ,56 |
Age at onset | 24,53 ± 6,80 | 24,73 ± 8,51 | ,10 | ,91 |
Gender: males (%) | 35 (62,5) | 24 (64.9%) | 1.12 | .57 |
Civil: single (%) | 41 (73,2) | 30 (81.1%) | 3.15 | .20 |
PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Psychotic | 1 ± 1,18 | 1.37 ± 1.33 | -1.13 | .26 |
Negative | 1,51 ± 1,15 | 1.58 ± 1.08 | -.22 | .82 |
Disorganization | ,72 ± ,88 | .70 ± .82 | ,08 | .93 |
Depression | ,50 ± ,73 | .63 ± .83 | -.65 | .51 |
Mania | ,23 ± ,50 | .26 ± .45 | -.24 | .81 |
INSIGHT MEASURES # | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ITAQ (total score) | 12,26 ± 7,58 | 10,63 ± 7,22 | -,82 | ,41 |
SUMD | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of Awareness, total score | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Current illness | 2,66 ± 1,36 | 3,02 ± 1,30 | ,95 | ,34 |
   Past illness | 2,63 ± 1,22 | 2,79 ± 1,27 | ,49 | ,62 |
Mistaken Attribution, total score | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Current illness | 2,65 ± 1,33 | 3,25 ± 1,29 | 1,53 | ,13 |
   Past illness | 2,53 ± 1,26 | 3,13 ± 1,10 | 1,76 | ,08 |
AMDP | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lack of feeling of illness | 1,42 ± 1,12 | 2,05 ± 1,07 | 2,11 | ,03 |
Lack of Insigt | 1,64 ± 1,15 | 2,05 ± 1,07 | 1,36 | ,17 |
Refusal of treatment | ,82 ± ,99 | ,78 ± 1,08 | -,12 | ,90 |
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Edinburgh test | 12.47 ± .4.91 | 12.89 ± 8.16 | -.44 | .66 |
Information (WAIS) | 11.04 ± .2.46 | 10.68 ± 2.19 | .73 | .46 |
Word Fluency | 15.97 ± .4.64 | 15.63 ± 5.64 | .37 | .71 |
Stroop PC | 30.53 ± .7.97 | 29.84 ± 9.30 | .43 | .66 |
Stroop Interference | 42.41 ± .7.72 | 42.68 ± 10.14 | -.18 | .86 |
WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Perseverative responses | 30.81 ± .22.50 | 27.05 ± 17.04 | .84 | .40 |
Number of categories | 3.88 ± .1.97 | 3.87 ± 2.01 | -.04 | .97 |
Trail Making test B (seconds) | 181.96 ± 117.30 | 216.89 ± 149.66 | -1.26 | .21 |
Inmediate Verbal Memory | 11.74 ± 3.81 | 10.92 ± 4.64 | 1.09 | .27 |
Delayed VerbalMemory | 11.72 ± 4.19 | 10.84 ± 4.39 | 1.06 | .29 |