Validation of the Brazilian version of the Hinting Task and Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT-100) in patients with schizophrenia.

Cruz, Breno Fiuza ORCID: 0000-0001-8162-9481, de Oliveira, Amanda Margarida ORCID: 0000-0001-7496-576X, Del-Ben, Cristina Marta ORCID: 0000-0003-0145-9975, Corcoran, Rhiannon ORCID: 0000-0001-8900-9199 and Salgado, João Vinícius ORCID: 0000-0001-8201-4729 (2022) Validation of the Brazilian version of the Hinting Task and Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT-100) in patients with schizophrenia. Dementia & neuropsychologia, 16 (3). pp. 300-308.

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Abstract

Social cognition is an especially relevant domain in schizophrenia due to its association with functional impairment. However, we still do not have studies that have validated instruments with internationally established psychometric qualities for the Brazilian population.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to present psychometric qualities and contribute to the validation of the Brazilian version of the Hinting Task and Facial Emotion Recognition Test (FERT-100).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 104 stabilized patients living in the community diagnosed with schizophrenia and 89 controls were evaluated. We assess the psychometric properties of Hinting Task and FERT-100 for discriminant construct validity, divergent construct validity, convergent construct validity, concurrent criterion validity, and reliability.<h4>Results</h4>There is a statistically significant difference between patients and controls regarding social cognition (Hinting Task: Z=6.85, p<0.001; FERT-100: t=4.88, p<0.001). The main predictors of variation in social cognition were the neurocognitive domains. The associations between social cognition tests and other studied variables are similar to what is found in the literature. Social cognition maintains correlation with functional capacity even when neurocognition is taken into account.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The validity of the Brazilian version of Hinting Task and FERT-100 can be determined, since the relationship of these tests with other clinical variables is similar to that observed in the literature.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Schizophrenia, Social Cognition, Theory of Mind, Validation Study
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2022 10:00
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2023 04:29
DOI:	10.1590/1980-5764-dn-2021-0108
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2021-0108
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3164356