eprintid: 8765
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datestamp: 2011-11-10 19:55:34
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type: thesis_degree
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creators_name: Juengst, Shannon
creators_email: sbj3@pitt.edu
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title: Personal factors contributing to deficits in self-awareness of cognitive impairment
ispublished: unpub
divisions: sch_hrs_healthandrehabsciences
full_text_status: public
keywords: cognitive disability
abstract: 75 subjects, 52 HIV+ and 23 HIV- but considering themselves to be at risk for HIV, completed a psychosocial interview based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), the Patient's Assessment of Own Functioning (PAOF) questionnaire, 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, subjects were classified as being aware, having limited awareness, 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, 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, poor awareness was associated with poorer test performance. In those with HIV/AIDS, age was inversely related to self-awareness, 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/AIDS and for creating appropriate and effective rehabilitation plans.
date: 2007-09-12
date_type: completed
institution: University of Pittsburgh
refereed: TRUE
etdcommittee_type: committee_chair
etdcommittee_type: committee_member
etdcommittee_type: committee_member
etdcommittee_type: committee_member
etdcommittee_name: Pramuka, Michael
etdcommittee_name: Skidmore, Elizabeth
etdcommittee_name: Becker, James
etdcommittee_name: McCue, Michael
etd_defense_date: 2007-03-28
etd_approval_date: 2007-09-12
etd_submission_date: 2007-07-31
etd_access_restriction: immediate
etd_patent_pending: FALSE
assigned_doi: doi:10.5195/pitt.etd.2011.8765
thesis_type: thesis
degree: MS
committee: Thesis Director: Michael Pramuka, PhD, CRC, Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology () - Committee Chair
committee: Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy () - Committee Member
committee: James Becker, PhD, Department of Psychology () - Committee Member
committee: Michael McCue, PhD, CRC, Rehabilitation Sciences and Technology () - Committee Member
etdurn: etd-07312007-140625
other_id: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-07312007-140625/
other_id: etd-07312007-140625
citation:   Juengst, Shannon  (2007) Personal factors contributing to deficits in self-awareness of cognitive impairment.  Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.    (Unpublished)  
document_url: http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/8765/1/JUENGST_DIS_7.31.07.pdf