?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F8765%2F&rft.title=Personal+factors+contributing+to+deficits+in+self-awareness+of+cognitive+impairment&rft.creator=Juengst%2C+Shannon&rft.description=75+subjects%2C+52+HIV%2B+and+23+HIV-+but+considering+themselves+to+be+at+risk+for+HIV%2C+completed+a+psychosocial+interview+based+on+the+Structured+Clinical+Interview+for+DSM-IV+(SCID)%2C+the+Patient's+Assessment+of+Own+Functioning+(PAOF)+questionnaire%2C+and+a+battery+of+neuropsychological+tests.+Subjects+were+then+categorized+into+one+of+three+clinical+impairment+groups+and+one+of+three+self-reported+impairment+groups.+Based+upon+the+differences+between+their+clinical+impairment+group+and+self-reported+impairment+group%2C+subjects+were+classified+as+being+aware%2C+having+limited+awareness%2C+or+having+poor+awareness.+Factors+correlated+with+deficits+in+awareness+included+age+and+performance+on+the+Digit+Symbol+test+and+a+test+of+simple+reaction+time.+In+addition%2C+those+with+more+severe+cognitive+impairment+were+less+aware+than+those+who+were+normal+or+borderline.+A+one-way+ANOVA+suggested+that+the+poor+awareness+group+differed+significantly+from+both+the+aware+and+limited+awareness+groups+on+the+Digit+Symbol+test+and+the+Rey+Figure+Immediate+and+Delayed+Recall.+The+aware+and+limited+awareness+groups+were+not+significantly+different+for+any+factor.+Overall%2C+poor+awareness+was+associated+with+poorer+test+performance.+In+those+with+HIV%2FAIDS%2C+age+was+inversely+related+to+self-awareness%2C+with+those+who+were+older+and+impaired+demonstrating+better+awareness+than+those+who+were+younger+and+impaired.+This+research+has+implications+for+understanding+poor+awareness+in+HIV%2FAIDS+and+for+creating+appropriate+and+effective+rehabilitation+plans.&rft.date=2007-09-12&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F8765%2F1%2FJUENGST_DIS_7.31.07.pdf&rft.identifier=++Juengst%2C+Shannon++(2007)+Personal+factors+contributing+to+deficits+in+self-awareness+of+cognitive+impairment.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++