Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Conditions
Keywords
counterfactual thinking, decision-making, neuropsychological assessment, clinical setting
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to verify the ability of counterfactual thinking about medical decisions in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome when compared with healthy individuals
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCounterfactual Inference Test
All participants will be asked to complete the Counterfactual Inference Test - CIT (McNamara et al., 2003), a neuropsychological test that measures the ability to produce counterfactual-derived inferences. Moreover, the decision-making ability will be specifically tested through ad-hoc questionnaire (i.e., the Decision-Making Questionnaire). Finally, all participants will be screened with an extensive neuropsychological assessment, particularly on executive functioning.
Sponsors
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to the clinical assessment.
Exclusion criteria
\- Concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, and/or psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CIT score | Baseline | Score at the Counterfactual inference test (CIT). The questionnaire is a four question forced choice test based on past research regarding factors that enhance counterfactual thinking. For each of the four questions, events experienced by two individuals are presented, and three response options are given. Only one option is the valid: the score is 1. For the not valid options, the score will be 0. Overall, the score range for the questionnaire is from 0 (worse performance) to 4 (best performance). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decision-making index | Baseline | Score at the Decision-Making Questionnaire. The self-report questionnaire assesses the decision making ability according to 7 questions, with a 5-item Likert's scale. The overall score (i.e., the sum of the scores at all questions) can range from 7 (worse decision making strategy) to 35 (best decision making strategy). |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed