Cognitive assessment during a course of electroconvulsive therapy - A national questionnaire survey of current practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume43
dc.contributor.authorThornton A
dc.contributor.authorLeathem J
dc.contributor.authorFlett R
dc.date.available2014
dc.date.issued1/07/2014
dc.description.abstractObjective: To shed light on current practice regarding cognitive assessment during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) across Aotearoa. Design/Participants: 24 medical professionals representing all ECT administering district health boards responded to an electronic questionnaire. Results: 73.7% assess cognitive function at least once during a course of ECT. 27.3% assess at baseline, at least once during the course and again post-treatment. Assessments are primarily conducted by nurses (38.8%), psychiatrists (22.2%) and psychologists (22.2%). 66% of respondents reported cognitive assessment was not conducted frequently or thoroughly enough in their workplace due to a lack of time, resources and sensitive tests. Conclusion: Respondents recognised assessing cognitive change during a course of ECT was important, though large variations in the nature, frequency and length of assessments existed. Future research should focus on the development of a sensitive screening measure tailored for use with patients receiving ECT to help overcome the current restrictions to cognitive assessment.
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dc.identifier.citationNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2014, 43 (2), pp. 14 - 19
dc.identifier.eissn1179-7924
dc.identifier.elements-id220230
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/8267
dc.relation.isPartOfNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectcognitive assessment
dc.subjectcurrent practice
dc.subjectElectroconvulsive therapy
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleCognitive assessment during a course of electroconvulsive therapy - A national questionnaire survey of current practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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