Validity and reliability of a rating scale on subjective cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder (COBRA)

Optimising screening for cognitive dysfunction in bipolar disorder: Validation and evaluation of objective and subjective tools

“…However, there is growing evidence to suggest that subjective reports of cognitive dysfunction are poor estimates of objective deficits (Burdick et al, 2005;Van der WerfEldering et al, 2011;Svendsen et al, 2012;Miskowiak et al, 2014), although a few studies have reported a significant but weak association (Arts et al, 2011;Demant et al, in press, b;MartinezArán et al, 2005;Rosa et al, 2013). It may therefore not be the patients who experience most cognitive difficulties who display the greatest objective cognitive deficits and vice versa.…”

“…Recent studies provide emerging evidence for good validity, reliability and sensitivity of the SCIP for detection of cognitive impairment in BD (Guilera et al, 2009;Purdon, 2005;Rojo et al, 2010) and warrant further investigation of the SCIP as a new screening tool for cognitive dysfunction in these patients. Further, the Cognitive Complaints in Bipolar Disorder Rating Assessment (COBRA; Rosa et al, 2013) is a newly developed self-report measure that examines the cognitive difficulties that patients with BD experience in their daily lives (Rosa et al, 2013). The COBRA shows some correlation with objective measures of memory and executive functions (Rosa et al, 2013) and therefore warrants further investigation as a new screening instrument for cognitive deficits in BD (i.e,.…”

Management of Adverse Effects of Mood Stabilizers

“…Nonetheless, the assessment of cognitive impairment is often neglected in clinical practice. An assessment of cognitive impairment should be routinely implemented with the aid of quick tools such as the COBRA scale [96].…”

Adaptation and validation of the “cognitive complaints in bipolar disorder rating assessment” (COBRA) in Chinese bipolar patients

“…The English version of COBRA (Rosa et al, 2013) was used to be translated into Chinese version according to the Brislin translation model. It was divided into 4 stages which were forward translation, back-translation, linguistic adaptation and pilot study.…”

“…The COBRA with 16 items is a self-reported instrument which allows us to assess cognitive dysfunctions regarding the main deficits experienced by bipolar patients and reported in the literature. Rosa et al (2013) translated the Spanish original into the English version.…”