Anhedonia and apathy in schizophrenia Mental and Behavioural Disorders Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Eight 1-hour group PEPS sessions, administered using visual and audio materials and presented as a PowerPoint presentation. PEPS is an intervention intended to reduce anhedonia and apathy in patients
Sponsors
La Source School of Nursing Sciences (HEdS La Source)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. ICD-10 criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia or a schizoaffective disorder 2. Presenting a score of at least 2 on the overall SANS anhedonia scale 3. Aged 18-65 4. Read and understand French 5. Capacity for consent according to the San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent. This tool measures a patient's understanding of an information sheet. If the potential participant is unable to respond correctly to the questions asked after reading the sheet, the patient is excluded. The procedure can be conducted a maximum of twice.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to demonstrate capacity for consent according to the San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) at pre and post-test. Baseline assessment is done the week before participation in PEPS, and one week following the end of PEPS intervention. Duration of PEPS is 8 weeks overall. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) at pre and post-test. | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed