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Article: Research on qualitative health research published by scientists at University of Maryland.(Report)
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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"Neurocognitive impairment is a defining and disabling feature of schizophrenia and other physical disorders. Most of our understanding about neurocognitive deficits comes from laboratory-based testing in research protocols," researchers in the United States report (see also Qualitative Health Research).
"There has been little research using direct behavioral community observation over a prolonged period to understand the association of daily functioning with cognitive performance. The purpose of this study was to develop an observational method that could be replicated by researchers interested in viewing cognitive deficits in vivo, and then comparing this data ...