Revisiting how People with Schizophrenia Spend Their Days: Associations of lifetime milestone Achievements with Daily Activities examined with Ecological Momentary Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Milestone achievements are reduced in people with schizophrenia and are lower in comparison to people with bipolar disorder. However, it is not clear what the implications are for engagement in momentary activities based on milestone achievements. Further, some recent research has suggested that psychotic symptoms are associated with challenges in self-assessment of activities, but there is less information about the correlations of milestone achievements and ongoing psychotic symptoms. We examined momentary activities and symptoms as a function of lifetime milestone achievement in 102 individuals with schizophrenia and 71 with bipolar disorder. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) was used to sample daily activities and concurrent symptoms 3 times per day for 30 days. Each survey asked t

SUBMITTER: Perez MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9477426 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature