Social cognition in DMD and BMD dystrophinopathies: A cross-sectional preliminary study

García, Irune; Martínez, Óscar; López-Paz, Juan Francisco; García, Maitane; Espinosa-Blanco, Patricia; Rodríguez, Alicia Aurora; Pallarès-Sastre, Mercè; Lazcano, Aitana Ruiz de; Amayra, Imanol

doi:10.1080/13854046.2023.2202332

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“…According to the results, poorer performance was observed in the clinical sample compared with healthy participants on emotion recognition. This is consistent with the studies conducted in boys with DMD showing clear difficulties in emotion recognition ( Hinton et al, 2007 ; García et al, 2023 ). This difficulty has also been observed in adult patients with MDs, such as myotonic dystrophy type 1 or Steinert’s disease ( Labayru et al, 2018 ; Serra et al, 2020 ).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In addition, ToM tasks with heavy verbal content seemed particularly difficult for pediatric patients with MDs. The current results are consistent with those of García et al (2023) , who empirically demonstrated that children and adolescents with DMD/BMD exhibited difficulties in ToM tasks. Although there have been no further studies conducted on these pediatric patients to date, ToM was also found impaired in groups of adult patients with neuromuscular diseases ( Serra et al, 2016 , 2020 ; Trojsi et al, 2016 ; Benbrika et al, 2019 ).…”

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“…Only two studies have analyzed SC in children with DMD, indicating a worse performance in facial emotion recognition and ToM ( Hinton et al, 2007 ; García et al, 2023 ). Despite earlier preliminary results ( García et al, 2023 ), there is still insufficient evidence about SC in DMD and other forms of pediatric MDs, suggesting that this is a field of scientific and clinical knowledge to be explored. Given the lack of existing literature in this neuropsychological domain, this study seeks to comprehensively assess SC in a sample of pediatric patients with MDs.…”

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Difficulties in social cognitive functioning among pediatric patients with muscular dystrophies

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López-Paz

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionPediatric muscular dystrophies (MDs) are a heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases characterized by progressive muscle degeneration. A neuropsychosocial approach is crucial for these patients due to associated cognitive, behavioral, and psychiatric comorbidities; however, the social cognitive domain has not been adequately addressed.MethodsThis study aimed to analyze on social cognition performance in a pediatric MD patient cohort. This cross-sectional study included 32 pediatric patients with MD and 32 matched-healthy controls. The Social Perception Domain of the NEPSY-II, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test–Child and Happé’s Strange Stories Test were administered. General intelligence and behavioral and emotional symptoms were controlled for to eliminate covariables’ possible influence. The assessments were performed remotely.ResultsChildren with MDs performed significantly worse on most of the social cognition tasks. The differences found between the groups could be explained by the level of general intelligence for some aspects more related to theory of mind (ToM) (TM NEPSY-II: F = 1.703, p = .197; Verbal task: F = 2.411, p = .125; RMET-C: F = 2.899, p = .094), but not for emotion recognition. Furthermore, these differences were also independent of behavioral and emotional symptoms.DiscussionIn conclusion, social cognition is apparently impaired in pediatric patients with MD, both for emotion recognition and ToM. Screening assessment in social cognition should be considered to promote early interventions aimed at improving these patient’s quality of life.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

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Difficulties in social cognitive functioning among pediatric patients with muscular dystrophies

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Social cognition in two brothers with Becker muscular dystrophy: an exploratory study revealing divergent behavioral phenotypes

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Accogli,

Ferrante

et al. 2023

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Effects of a neuropsychosocial teleassistance intervention on social cognition and health-related quality of life of pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases

García,

Martínez,

Amayra

et al. 2024

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

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Objective This study aimed to determine the effects of a neuropsychosocial teleassistance group-based intervention on improving social cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pediatric neuromuscular diseases (NMD). Methods Thirty-five pediatric patients with NMD were assigned to the neuropsychosocial intervention program (n = 20) or waiting list control condition (n = 15). The intervention group received an integrative approach that combines training in social cognition with cognitive behavioral therapy. All participants completed a neuropsychological and clinical assessment at baseline and follow-up, which included tests of social cognition, both for emotion recognition and theory of mind, and HRQoL. Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of covariance was used to determine the effects of the teleassistance program. Results Group × Time interactions revealed significant improvements in the intervention group as compared with the control group for different social cognition’s indicators (AR NEPSY-II: p = .003, η2p = .24; TM NEPSY: p < .001, η2p = .35; Verbal task: p < .001, η2p = .35; Happé’s Strange Stories: p = .049, η2p = .11) and HRQoL (Psychosocial health: p = .012, η2p = .18; Emotional functioning: p = .037, η2p = 0.13; Social functioning: p = .006, η2p = .21; Total: p = .013, η2p = .17), showing medium to large effects. Conclusions Patients receiving the neuropsychosocial intervention showed improvements in their social cognition performance and psychosocial HRQoL, providing evidence about the positive effects of the program in pediatric patients with NMD. This should be considered in further research and interventions in this field.

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Social cognition in DMD and BMD dystrophinopathies: A cross-sectional preliminary study

Cited by 6 publications

References 71 publications

Difficulties in social cognitive functioning among pediatric patients with muscular dystrophies

Difficulties in social cognitive functioning among pediatric patients with muscular dystrophies

Social cognition in two brothers with Becker muscular dystrophy: an exploratory study revealing divergent behavioral phenotypes

Effects of a neuropsychosocial teleassistance intervention on social cognition and health-related quality of life of pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases

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