Emotional and cognitive difficulties, help-seeking, and barriers to treatment in neurological disorders.

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Gandy ◽  
Eyal Karin ◽  
Vincent J. Fogliati ◽  
Susanne Meares ◽  
Olav Nielssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Barriers To Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties

Disability and life satisfaction in neurological disorders: The role of depression and perceived cognitive difficulties

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Milena Gandy ◽  
Andreea I. Heriseanu ◽  
Joanne Dudeney ◽  
Madelyne A. Bisby ◽  
Amelia J. Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties

scholarly journals The cognitive consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic: collateral damage?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Ritchie ◽  
Dennis Chan ◽  
Tam Watermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
System A ◽  
Cognitive Consequences ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be principally defined in terms of remission from respiratory symptoms; however, both clinical and animal studies have shown that coronaviruses may spread to the nervous system. A systematic search on previous viral epidemics revealed that while there has been relatively little research in this area, clinical studies have commonly reported neurological disorders and cognitive difficulties. Little is known with regard to their incidence, duration or underlying neural basis. The hippocampus appears to be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus infections, thus increasing the probability of post-infection memory impairment, and acceleration of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Future knowledge of the impact of COVID-19, from epidemiological studies and clinical practice, will be needed to develop future screening and treatment programmes to minimize the long-term cognitive consequences of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Examining Normative Reference Values and Item-Level Symptom Endorsement for the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QoL™) v2.0 Cognitive Function-Short Form

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant L Iverson ◽  
Eric J Connors ◽  
Jacqueline Marsh ◽  
Douglas P Terry
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Cognitive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
Base Rates ◽  
Item Level

Abstract Objective We examined the normative reference values, item-level symptom endorsement, internal consistency reliability, and the base rates of symptoms endorsed for the quality of life in neurological disorders (Neuro-QoL™) v2.0 Cognitive Function-Short Form. Method The Neuro-QoL™ v2.0 Cognitive Function-Short Form measures subjective cognitive difficulties. The normative sample from the U.S. general population was stratified by gender, education, health status, self-reported diagnosis of depression or anxiety, and recent mental health symptoms (i.e., endorsed frequent anxiety or depression symptoms in the last week). Results A cohort of 1,009 adults completed this scale and their mean score was 32.60 (SD = 6.89). The base rates of those who reported zero cognitive symptoms were consistently higher among the healthy samples (healthy men = 79.2%; all men = 63.9%; healthy women = 90.2%; all women = 80.0%). Endorsing three or more cognitive symptoms was more common in the mental health subgroups for both men (full men’s sample [n = 493] = 17.6%; depression subgroup [n = 70] = 30.0%; anxiety subgroup [n = 61] = 29.5%; mental subhealth group [n = 70] = 38.6%) and women (full women’s sample [n = 516] = 7.4%; depression subgroup [n = 123] = 13.0%; anxiety subgroup [n = 103] = 12.6%; mental health subgroup [n = 101] = 14.9%). Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s α and ranged from 0.87 to 0.94 across groups. Conclusions The Neuro-QoL™ v2.0 Cognitive Function-Short Form is a brief, efficient, and reliable measure of perceived cognitive difficulties. As expected, individuals with a favorable overall health and quality of life reported less cognitive symptoms than the total sample, whereas individuals with mental health difficulties reported more. These normative values and base rates stratified by gender, overall health, and mental health status may be useful when interpreting this measure in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Longer-term follow-up of college students screening positive for anorexia nervosa: psychopathology, help seeking, and barriers to treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 549-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft ◽  
Dawn M. Eichen ◽  
Grace E. Monterubio ◽  
Marie-Laure Firebaugh ◽  
Neha J. Goel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Barriers To Treatment

scholarly journals Work and everyday life in a digitalized time: Experiences of people with subjective cognitive difficulties related to neurological disorders

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0260013
Author(s):  
Monika Lindberg ◽  
Maria Ranner ◽  
Eva Månsson-Lexell ◽  
Lars Jacobsson ◽  
Maria Larsson-Lund
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
Digital Work ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Multiple Case

Introduction Digitalization has changed working life and increased cognitive demands on employees in general. Nevertheless, the consequences for employees with cognitive impairments and subjective cognitive difficulties are to a large extent unexplored. The aim of this study was to explore and describe how employees with subjective cognitive difficulties who are performing digital work tasks experience their vocational situation and how this situation influences their everyday life. Methods A qualitative, descriptive, multiple-case study was designed. Self-reports, assessments and qualitative interviews were used to collect data from the seven participants with neurological disorders. The data were analysed using pattern matching. Findings The analysed data formed four categories conceptualized as “Working to my full potential”, “Working, but it is largely up to me”, “Working at the expense of everyday life” and “Working without known difficulties”, and these categories included one to four subcategories. Conclusion Managing subjective cognitive difficulties in vocational situations and everyday life was challenging in a digitalized working life for participants with neurological disorders. To provide equal access to preventive measures and rehabilitation and a sustainable working life, it is important to investigate the influence of subjective cognitive difficulties systematically on work, everyday life and management strategies in people with neurological disorders in digitalized work.

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