Resumen: El deterioro en atención se considera uno de los déficits cognitivos esenciales en la esquizofrenia. El presente artículo evalúa la eficacia de un programa de entrenamiento individualizado de la atención, centrado en la atención selectiva y sostenida. La muestra está compuesta por 32 pacientes diagnosticados de esquizofrenia, asignados a un grupo control y un grupo experimental. Se valoró la atención, el funcionamiento social y la percepción subjetiva de déficit cognitivos antes y después del entrenamiento, así como a los 6 meses. En la evaluación post-tratamiento los pacientes del grupo experimental obtuvieron mejores puntuaciones en atención y en el factor aislamiento de la escala de funcionamiento social. No hubo diferencias en la percepción subjetiva de déficit. El programa de entrenamiento se mostró efectivo en la mejora de la capacidad atencional, así como en algunas áreas del funcionamiento social; sin embargo, dichos pacientes no modificaron la percepción subjetiva sobre su propio deterioro.Palabras clave: Esquizofrenia; atención; déficits subjetivos; entrenamiento cognitivo; funcionamiento psicosocial. Efficacy of an attention training program in schizophrenia: A pilot studyAbstract: Attention impairment is a core cognitive deficit in schizophrenia. The aim of the present article was to assess the efficacy of an individualized attention training program, which focuses on selective attention and sustained attention. The sample was formed by 32 outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia, assigned to the experimental group or the control group. Attention, social functioning and subjective perception of cognitive deficits were assessed before and after training, and in a six-month follow up. In the post-treatment assessment, the experimental group patients obtained higher scores in attention, and in the isolation factor of the social functioning scale. There were no differences in the subjective perception of deficits. The attention training program proved effective in improving attention capacity as well as in some areas of social functioning; however, there were no changes in the subjective perception of their own deficits.
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