Virtual reality functional capacity assessment in schizophrenia: Preliminary data regarding feasibility and correlations with cognitive and functional capacity performance

• Published in: Schizophrenia research. Cognition Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. e21 - e26
• Main Authors: Ruse, Stacy A., Harvey, Philip D., Davis, Vicki G., Atkins, Alexandra S., Fox, Kolleen H., Keefe, Richard S.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cognitive assessment; Computer based assessment; Functional capacity; Psychiatric/Mental Health; Schizophrenia; Virtual reality; Computer based assessment; Schizophrenia; Virtual reality; Cognitive assessment; Functional capacity; Cognitive Assessment; Functional Capacity; Computer Based Assessment; Virtual Reality

Assessment of functional capacity is an intrinsic part of determining the functional relevance of response to treatment of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. Existing methods are highly and consistently correlated with performance on neuropsychological tests, but most current assessments of func...