Abstract
IntroductionSchizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with clusters of symptoms, including cognitive impairment. This study aimed to explore the effect of Tualang Honey (TH) on cognitive domains, especially as it pertained to the verbal memory of schizophrenia patients. MethodThis was a cross-sectional study involved 80 individuals, diagnosed with schizophrenia. The Malay Version Auditory Verbal Learning Test (MVAVLT) was used. Data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 software. Intention to treat analysis was applied. ResultA comparison of the total learning score at eight weeks between the two groups based on time effect and time-treatment interaction favoured TH group. ConclusionThis study concludes that by supplementing schizophrenia patients with 8-week of TH did improve total learning performance across domains in the immediate memory among patients with schizophrenia.
Highlights
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with clusters of symptoms, including cognitive impairment
There were no significant differences in sociodemographic and clinical characteristic between the groups at baseline (Table 1)
A comparison of the total learning score between the two groups based on time favoured Tualang Honey (TH) group
Summary
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with clusters of symptoms, including cognitive impairment. This study aimed to explore the effect of Tualang Honey (TH) on cognitive domains, especially as it pertained to the verbal memory of schizophrenia patients. Conclusion: This study concludes that by supplementing schizophrenia patients with 8-week of TH did improve total learning performance across domains in the immediate memory among patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with major clusters of symptoms, including positive symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive impairment. E. Keefe and Fenton, 2007) and cognitive impairment is a core feature Cognitive impairment is both predictive for functional outcomes and a treatment target (Green et al, 2004). Cognitive enhancers have been a primary focus of research in the last decades, and have shown promising but inconclusive results (Sinkeviciute et al, 2018)
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