| dc.contributor.author | Thornton A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leathem J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Flett R | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| dc.date.available | 2013 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.psychology.org.nz/ | |
| dc.identifier.citation | New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro Programme, 2013, pp. 51 - 51 (1) | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: 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.format.extent | 51 - 51 (1) | |
| dc.publisher | The New Zealand Psychological Society | |
| dc.source | New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro | |
| dc.title | Monitoring cognitive function during ECT: Current New Zealand practice | |
| dc.type | conference | |
| dc.date.finish-date | 2013-09-09 | |
| dc.date.start-date | 2013-09-06 | |
| dc.description.confidential | false | |
| dc.identifier.elements-id | 208794 | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference: Building bridges: Dialogues across Psychology. Whakatina: Ngā kōrero o te Mātai Hinengaro Programme | |
| dc.description.publication-status | Published | |
| dc.description.place-of-publication | New Zealand | |
| 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 | |
| pubs.notes | Not known | |
| dc.publisher.uri | http://www.psychology.org.nz/ | |
