Structured floral arrangement programme for improving visuospatial working memory in schizophrenia.
Neuropsychol Rehabil
; 20(4): 624-36, 2010 Aug.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20467963
ABSTRACT
Several cognitive therapies have been developed for patients with schizophrenia. However, little is known about the outcomes of these therapies in terms of non-verbal/visuospatial working memory, even though this may affect patients' social outcomes. In the present pilot study, we investigated the effect of a structured floral arrangement (SFA) programme, where participants were required to create symmetrical floral arrangements. In this programme, the arrangement pattern and the order of placing each of the natural materials was predetermined. Participants have to identify where to place each material, and memorise the position temporarily to complete the floral arrangement. The schizophrenic patients who participated in this programme showed significant improvement in their scores for a block-tapping task backward version; whereas, non-treated control patients did not show such an improvement. The present results suggest that the SFA programme may positively stimulate visuospatial working memory in patients.
Texto completo:
1
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
/
Conducta Espacial
/
Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
/
Trastornos de la Memoria
/
Memoria a Corto Plazo
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuropsychol Rehabil
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
/
PSICOLOGIA
/
REABILITACAO
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón