Effectiveness of the “Trisquel” board game intervention program for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Authors

  • Adolfo Piñón-Blanco Assistence Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of Council of Vigo, CEDRO, Vigo. Spain; Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain; University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Esperanza Vergara-Moragues Department of Psychobiology and Methodology in Behavioral Sciences. Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Madrid, Spain
  • Rafael Fernández-Martínez Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain; Psychiatry Department, Vigo Health área, Spain
  • Olga Gutiérrez-Martínez Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain; Psychiatry Department, Vigo Health área, Spain
  • María Álvarez-Couñago Association of family members and the mentally ill LENDA, Redondela, Spain
  • Cristina Martínez-Reglero Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain
  • Tania Rivera-Baltanás Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain
  • Francisco Otero-Lamas Assistence Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of Council of Vigo, CEDRO, Vigo. Spain; Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain
  • José M. Olivares Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain; Psychiatry Department, Vigo Health área, Spain
  • Carlos Spuch Translational Neuroscience Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute. University of Vigo, CIBERSAM, Spain

Keywords:

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders, cognitive impairment, cognitive rehabilitation, cognitive stimulation, Trisquel

Abstract

Introduction. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders present emotional, cognitive and/or behavioural alterations related to daily functioning. Therefore, it is necessary to develop intervention programs focused on the improvement of these constructs. The aim of this work is to analyse the effect of the intervention program “Trisquel” on cognitive functioning, symptomatologic perception and psychosocial functioning.

Methodology. An experimental design was carried out with a total of 24 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder who were randomly assigned to the experimental/ “Trisquel” group and the control group. The “Trisquel” group carried out two structured sessions per week during three months, while the control group carried out cognitive stimulation sessions with the same frequency and intensity. Neuropsychological, clinical and functional tests were administered before and after the intervention.

Results. After the intervention program in the “Trisquel” group, statistically significant improvements were found in the WAIS-III LetterNumber subtest (p=0.029), in the WAIS-III Working Memory index (p=0.020) , in Interpersonal Sensitivity (p=0.015) and Paranoid Ideation (p=0.049) SCL-90-R and in psychosocial functioning EEAG (p=0.020). And in the control group, in WAIS-III Processing Speed index (p=0.034) WAIS-III and health perception SF-36 (p=0.017).

Conclusions. The results of this study suggest that “Trisquel” may be an effective intervention program to induce improvements in working memory, in the symptomatological dimensions of interpersonal sensitivity and paranoid ideation, and in psychosocial functioning in people diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

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Published

2020-09-01

How to Cite

Piñón-Blanco, Adolfo, et al. “Effectiveness of the ‘Trisquel’ Board Game Intervention Program for Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders”. Actas Españolas De Psiquiatría, vol. 48, no. 5, Sept. 2020, pp. 209-1, https://actaspsiquiatria.es/index.php/actas/article/view/554.

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 5 (2020)

Section

Original