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UC San Diego UC San Diego Electronic Theses and Dissertations Title A Metacognition-Based Approach to Improve HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders among Substance Users Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7js8m00h Author Casaletto, Kaitlin Blackstone Publication Date 2015 Peer reviewed|Thesis/dissertation eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY A Metacognition-Based Approach to Improve HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders among Substance Users A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor in Philosophy in Clinical Psychology by Kaitlin Blackstone Casaletto Committee in charge: University of California, San Diego Robert K. Heaton, Co-chair David J. Moore, Co-chair Elizabeth W. Twamley Steven P. Woods San Diego State University Sarah Mattson Claire Murphy 2016 © Kaitlin Blackstone Casaletto All rights reserved, 2016. The Dissertation of Kaitlin Blackstone Casaletto is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication on microfilm and electronically: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Co-Chair _____________________________________________________________________ Co-Chair University of California, San Diego San Diego State University 2016 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Page ................................................................................................................. iii List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables ................................................................................................................... vii Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... viii Vita ................................................................................................................................... ix Abstract of the Dissertation ........................................................................................... xviii Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 HIV-1 Infection: Impact on the Brain, Neurocognition, and Everyday Functioning ........ 1 Substance Use: Impact on the Brain, Neurocognition, and Everyday Functioning ....... 3 Comorbid HIV Infection and Substance Use: Impact on the Brain, Neurocognition, and Everyday Functioning .................................................................................................... 6 Metacognition .............................................................................................................. 10 Cognitive Rehabilitation in HIV Infection and Substance Use ..................................... 14 Metacognitive Training as a Neurorehabilitation Approach ......................................... 17 Multitasking ................................................................................................................. 18 Methods ........................................................................................................................... 24 Participants .................................................................................................................. 24 Participant Characterization and Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria ..................................... 25 Design ......................................................................................................................... 26 Procedures .................................................................................................................. 27 Current Neuropsychological Assessment ................................................................... 27 Executive Dysfunction Awareness .............................................................................. 28 Diet, Sleep, and Exercise ............................................................................................ 28 Metacognitive Training plus Goal Management Training strategy (Meta+GMT) Condition ..................................................................................................................... 29 Goal Management Training (GMT) only Condition ...................................................... 31 Active Control Condition .............................................................................................. 31 Assessment of Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL): Everyday Multitasking Test .................................................................................................................................... 31 Assessment of Metacognition: Metacognitive Measures ............................................ 32 Existing Neuromedical and Psychiatric Data ............................................................... 34 Data Analyses ............................................................................................................. 34 Results ............................................................................................................................ 39 Pilot Study ................................................................................................................... 39 Main Study Participants ............................................................................................... 39 Everyday Multitasking Test (Everyday MT) ................................................................. 43 Metacognition .............................................................................................................. 48 Other Moderating Factors ........................................................................................... 52 Study and Training Feedback ..................................................................................... 54 Discussion ....................................................................................................................... 56 Training Benefits ......................................................................................................... 56 Other Moderating Factors for Goal Management Training (GMT) Benefits ................ 63 Metacognitive Training Null Effects: Informing Future Directions ................................ 65 iv Clinical Implications ..................................................................................................... 70 Training Feasibility and Acceptability .......................................................................... 73 Limitations ................................................................................................................... 74 Summary and Other Future Directions ........................................................................ 77 Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 80 References ...................................................................................................................... 83 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Adapted version of Toglia and Kirk’s (2000) Model of Metacognition subdivided into the hypothesized domains…………………………………………………..30 Figure 2. Conceptual impact of HIV infection and substance use disorders (SUD) on metacognition and executive functions and the relative benefit of Goal Management Training and Metacognitive Training for Everyday Multitasking Test performance……..43 Figure 3. HIV/SUD participants’ performances on the Everyday Multitasking Test following study training condition.…………………………………………………………….63 Figure 4. Performances on the Everyday Multitasking Test comparing HIV/SUD participants who completed the active control and those who completed the Goal Management Training (as part of the Metacognitive Training or alone)………………….64 Figure 5. HIV/SUD individuals with poor dual tasking abilities benefitted most from Goal Management Training on Everyday Multitasking Test performances…………………….66 Figure 6. Major domains of in-vivo metacognitive performances by study condition; Online Awareness demonstrates a significant increasing positive trend across study arms……………………………………………………………………………………………...67 Figure 7. Among the measuring comprising metacognition, Task Appraisal demonstrates a trend for increasing elaboration across study conditions……………….68 Figure 8. Goal Management Training (GMT; as part of the Metacognitive Training or not) demonstrates a small-to-medium benefit for Online Awareness among HIV/SUD individuals compared to those who received the control condition……….......................69 Figure 9. Goal Management Training (GMT; as part of the Metacognitive Training or not) resulted in more elaborate Task Appraisals among HIV/SUD individuals than those in the control condition…………………………………………………………………………70 Figure 10. Feedback regarding trainings and participation by study arm………………..73 Figure 11. Flowchart illustrating the five stages of Goal Management Training as reproduced from Levine et al. (2000)………………………………………………………...98 vi LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Application of Goal Management Training to the Multitasking Test……………50 Table