Monitoring cognitive function during ECT: Current New Zealand practice

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dc.contributor.authorThornton A
dc.contributor.authorLeathem J
dc.contributor.authorFlett R
dc.coverage.spatialAuckland, New Zealand
dc.date.available2013
dc.date.finish-date9/09/2013
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.start-date6/09/2013
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine current practice regarding cognitive assessment during electroconvulsive therapy among ECT treating professionals across New Zealand. Design/Participants: A questionnaire sent to 45 professionals resulted in a response rate of 35.5% from 12 district health boards across New Zealand. Results: Most assess cognitive function at least once during a course of ECT. A third assess at baseline, at least once during and then after the course. Assessments are being conducted by people from various professions. Over two thirds said that a lack of time, resources and sensitive tests were restricting more frequent and thorough cognitive assessments. Conclusion: Respondents recognise that assessing cognitive functioning during a course of ECT is important, though large variations in the nature, frequency and length of the assessments exist. Future research should develop a standardised, sensitive, inexpensive screening measure tailored for use with patients receiving ECT to help overcome the current restrictions to cognitive assessment.
dc.description.confidentialFALSE
dc.description.place-of-publicationNew Zealand
dc.description.publication-statusPublished
dc.format.extent51 - 51 (1)
dc.identifierhttp://www.psychology.org.nz/
dc.identifier.citationNew Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro Programme, 2013, pp. 51 - 51 (1)
dc.identifier.elements-id208794
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/5702
dc.publisherThe New Zealand Psychological Society
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.psychology.org.nz/
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro Programme
dc.sourceNew Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro
dc.titleMonitoring cognitive function during ECT: Current New Zealand practice
dc.typeconference
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
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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