Interviews and focus group on cognitive function in psychosis v2.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Interviews and focus group on cognitive function in psychosis
IRAS ID
331760
Contact name
Paola Dazzan
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
Cognitive deficits are commonly observed in people with mental disorders. In psychosis, these impairments are frequently present early in the course of the disorder and have a substantial impact on functional outcomes. This project will gain insight into the cognitive deficits that people with lived experience of psychosis and their unpaid carers perceive to be the most troublesome. To achieve this, we will conduct one-to-one interviews with people with lived experience of psychosis and a focus group with unpaid carers of people with lived experience of psychosis. During the one-to-one interviews, we will aim to identify the cognitive deficits that individuals with psychosis consider to be the most impairing. During the focus group, we will ask unpaid carers about their personal experience of caring for a person with psychosis and cognitive deficits.
The findings of interviews and focus group will provide important information about what areas of cognition and functioning should be considered in future analyses of large fully anonymised datasets collected in the past from individuals with psychosis. The results will not form part of those analyses, but will provide input from people with lived experience of psychosis on what cognitive problems are the most important for them and that should be considered by further research.
Individuals with lived experience of psychosis will be asked to attend one one-to-one interview, while carers will be asked to attend one focus group, which will last approximately one hour. One-to-one interviews and focus groups will take place in-person at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) Main Building, King's College London, although provision will be made for participants to also participate online via Microsoft Teams.
The research is funded by the Wellcome Trust.REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/LO/0563
Date of REC Opinion
22 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion