2020
Development of the CAT-FER: A Computerized Adaptive Test of Facial Emotion Recognition for Adults With Schizophrenia.
Lee S, Lin G, Liu C, Chiu E, Hsieh C. Development of the CAT-FER: A Computerized Adaptive Test of Facial Emotion Recognition for Adults With Schizophrenia. American Journal Of Occupational Therapy 2020, 75: 7501205140p1-7501205140p11. PMID: 33399062, DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2020.043463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial emotion recognitionTest of facial emotion recognitionItem bankComputerized adaptive testingRemoval of misfitting itemsClients’ social functioningDiagnosed mental illnessMeasures of facial emotion recognitionAssessment of facial emotion recognitionAdministration modeEmotion recognitionOccupational therapistsMental illnessDomain scoresMisfitting itemsSocial functioningSevere gender biasSchizophreniaRasch modelAdultsItem difficultyImpact of genderItemsScoresProspective users
2011
Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management
Chang L, Lin Y, Kuo T, Chang H, Liu C, Liu C, Hwu H, Yang C. Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e26378. PMID: 22073161, PMCID: PMC3208549, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive and Negative Syndrome Scale for SchizophreniaSchizophrenic patientsNegative symptomsAssociated with more negative symptomsNon-ICMHealth-related quality of lifeSchizophreniaAutonomic modulationHealth-related qualityAnticholinergic useQuality of lifeAssociated with autonomic dysfunctionHigher VAS scoreCommunity settingsIncreased cardiovascular mortalityEQ-5DBody mass indexClinical variablesVisual analogue scaleEQ-VASSymptomsImpairmentHeart rate variability measuresCardiovagal dysfunctionScores