Contribution of Skills Training in a Community Mental Health Center to Daily Living Activities and Cognitive Functions

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of skill training provided in a community mental health center to cognitive functions and activities of daily living of patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. Our study included 39 patients, who regularly attended the skill training carried out in a community mental health center. The patients were administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) scale at the beginning of the study and at the end of 6th month. A statistically significant increase was observed at the end of 6th-month scores of both scales compared to their baseline values. As a conclusion, the skill training help patients improve their cognitive functions and they are assumed to enable patients to perform their daily activities on their own by having a positive contribution to their activities of daily living and to help them become more active in their social relationships.

Keywords

• skill training
• community mental health
• cognition