Abstract
IntroductionConcerns have been raised about ecological momentary assessment (EMA) acceptability among patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD), which is of major relevance during the e-Mental health-focused COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectivesTo investigate i) the levels of adherence to a passive smartphone-based EMA tool, the Evidence-Based Behavior (eB2), among SSD patients; and ii) putative predictors of this.MethodsSample: SSD (F20-29-ICD10) outpatients, age 18-64, without financial incentives, recruited over 17/06/2019-11/03/2020 at the Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid, Spain). Those who accepted the eB2 installation -users- and those who did not -non-users- were compared in sociodemographic, clinical, premorbid adjustment, neurocognitive, psychopathological, insight and metacognitive variables by a multivariable binary logistic regression model.ResultsSample (N=77): n=41 males; age: 47.69±9.76 years, n=24 users (31.2%). n=14 users (70%) had the eB2 installed at follow-up (median=14.50 weeks).Multivariable binary logistic regression model on ‘user’ as outcomeβSEWaldpOR95% CIAge-0.0750.0383.9100.0480.9280.861-0.999Education level-0.9671.2890.5630.4530.3800.030-4.755Early adolescence premorbid adjustment-0.2850.1106.6950.0100.7520.606-0.933Trail Making Test A-0.0300.0251.4880.2220.9700.924-1.018Trail Making Test B-0.0050.0100.2780.5980.9950.976-1.014Cognitive Insight0.0620.0611.0430.3071.0640.944-1.200X2=25.296,df=6,p<0.001. Nagelkerke-R2=44.7%. Correctly classified: 76.9%, users:54.5%, non-users:88.4%.ConclusionsAcceptability of a smartphone-based EMA application among SSD patients was low. Age (young) and good premorbid adjustment predicted acceptability. e-Mental Health methods need to be tailored for patients with SSD. Otherwise, these highly vulnerable individuals may be neglected by e-health-based services in the post-COVID-19 years ahead.
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