The influence of medical burden severity and cognition on functional competence in older community-dwelling individuals with schizophrenia

摘要

Objective: Cognition predicts functional competence among individuals with schizophrenia across the lifespan. However, as these individuals age, increasing levels of medical burden may also contribute to functional deficits both directly and indirectly through cognition. Thus, we assessed the relationship among, cognition, medical burden, and functional competence in older individuals with schizophrenia.