Help with the Cardiff Online Cognitive Assessment (CONCA) study
About the study
There is a growing research base to show that a range of mental health diagnoses have the potential to impair cognitive function across various cognitive domains including planning, inhibition and working memory. Read more.
We’ve created a cognitive assessment tool which can be used to monitor memory and concentration in mental health services called the Cardiff Online Cognitive Assessment (CONCA).
CONCA is:
- an assessment which involves five memory and puzzle tasks, and takes around 30 minutes to complete
- accessible on various devices including laptops, tablets and smartphones
- able to provide feedback on performance after the assessment is complete.
Please note we are currently recruiting males aged 16-35 years and healthcare professionals to take part.
How to take part
We’re looking for males aged between 16-35 years and healthcare professionals with experience working in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (EIPS) to try CONCA. Participants will receive £20 per 1-hour assessment.
If you’d like to take part, please complete an expression of interest form, and one of the team will be in touch.
What to expect
Males aged 16-35 years with a history of psychosis will be asked to:
- Complete questionnaires about their mental health, the five tasks of CONCA and a feedback questionnaire about CONCA and your opinions about monitoring cognitive function in mental health services.
- You will be given the opportunity to complete two follow-up assessments if you wish to do so:
- A 1-hour in-depth interview to gather more insight into your opinions about CONCA and how your cognition has been affected by your mental health.
- Complete CONCA a second time 4 weeks after your first assessment (30 minutes).
Males aged 16-35 years will be asked to:
- Complete CONCA twice over a 4-week period so we can look at how consistent the scores are over time.
Healthcare professionals with experience in EIPS will be asked to:
- Complete a 1-hour interview about your opinions on CONCA, whether cognitive testing should become part of early psychosis care and how it could work in practice.
Support
You can complete the study in your own time remotely or if you’d prefer, our researchers can support you either online or face-to-face at a location of your choice.