Assessment of Social Cognition and Theory of Mind: Initial Validation of the Geneva Social Cognition Scale.
Eur Neurol
; 74(5-6): 288-95, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Social cognition is widely studied in neurology. At present, such evaluations are designed for research or for specific diseases and simple general clinical tools are lacking. We propose a clinical evaluation tool for social cognition, the Geneva Social Cognition Scale (GeSoCS).METHODS:
The GeSoCS is a 100-point scale composed of 6 subtests (theory of mind stories, recognition of social emotions, false beliefs, inferences, absurdity judgement and planning abilities) chosen from different validated tests of social and cognitive evaluation. Eighty-four patients with neurological disorders and 52 controls participated in the study. Evaluation duration lasted 20-60 min.RESULTS:
Mean scores were 92.6 ± 4.5 for controls and 76.5 ± 15.3 for patients and differentiate patients and controls in all subtests. With a cut-off score of 84, the scale had a sensitivity of 62% and a specificity of 94%. In our stroke subgroup, right CVAs failed in cartoons, inferences, 'mind in the eyes', and in the temporal rule task while left CVAs were impaired in verbal/discourse tasks (social cognition, inferences, absurd stories, and cartoons.CONCLUSIONS:
The GeSoCS is a medium duration assessment tool that appears to detect and characterize significant social impairment in neurological patients.
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Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Ajustamento Social
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Comportamento Social
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Dano Encefálico Crônico
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Teoria da Mente
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Habilidades Sociais
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Testes Neuropsicológicos
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article