scholarly journals Stress-Associated Cognitive Impairments amongst Faculty of a Southern Nigeria University: Investigating the Effects of Perceived Stress on Cognition Scores

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaja Promise Tamunoipiriala ◽  
Dapper Datonye Victor
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Southern Nigeria

scholarly journals Patient-evaluated cognitive function measured with smartphones and the association with objective cognitive function, perceived stress, quality of life and function capacity in patients with bipolar disorder

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen ◽  
Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak ◽  
Mads Frost ◽  
Ellen Marrgethe Christensen ◽  
Helga Þórarinsdóttir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
P Values ◽  
Multiple Time Points ◽  
Objectively Measured

Abstract Background Cognitive impairments in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have been associated with reduced functioning. Aims: To investigate the association between 1) patient-evaluated cognitive function measured daily using smartphones and stress, quality of life and functioning, respectively, and 2) patient-evaluated cognitive function and objectively-measured cognitive function with neuropsychological tests. Methods Data from two randomized controlled trials were combined. Patients with BD (N=117) and healthy controls (HC) (N=40) evaluated their cognitive function daily for six to nine months using a smartphone. Patients completed the objective cognition screening tool, the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry and were rated with the Functional Assessment Short Test. Raters were blinded to smartphone data. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale and the WHO Quality of Life questionnaires. Data was collected at multiple time points per participant. P-values below 0.0023 were considered statistically significant. Results Patient-evaluated cognitive function was statistically significant associated with perceived stress, quality of life and functioning, respectively (all p-values<0.0001). There was no association between patient-evaluated cognitive function and objectively-measured cognitive function ( B:0.0009, 95% CI: 0.0017; 0.016, p=0.015 ). Patients exhibited cognitive impairments in subjectively evaluated cognitive function in comparison with HC despite being in full or partly remission ( B: -0.36, 95% CI: -0.039; -0.032, p<0.0001 ). Conclusion The present association between patient-evaluated cognitive function on smartphones and perceived stress, quality of life and functional capacity suggests that smartphones can provide a valid tool to assess disability in remitted BD. Smartphone-based ratings of cognition could not provide insights into objective cognitive function.

scholarly journals Patient-evaluated cognitive function measured with smartphones and the association with objective cognitive function, perceived stress, quality of life and function capacity in patients with bipolar disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen ◽  
Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak ◽  
Mads Frost ◽  
Ellen Margrethe Christensen ◽  
Helga Þórarinsdóttir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
P Values ◽  
Multiple Time Points ◽  
Objectively Measured

Abstract Background Cognitive impairments in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have been associated with reduced functioning. Aims: To investigate the association between (1) patient-evaluated cognitive function measured daily using smartphones and stress, quality of life and functioning, respectively, and (2) patient-evaluated cognitive function and objectively measured cognitive function with neuropsychological tests. Methods Data from two randomized controlled trials were combined. Patients with BD (N = 117) and healthy controls (HC) (N = 40) evaluated their cognitive function daily for six to nine months using a smartphone. Patients completed the objective cognition screening tool, the Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry and were rated with the Functional Assessment Short Test. Raters were blinded to smartphone data. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale and the WHO Quality of Life questionnaires. Data was collected at multiple time points per participant. p-values below 0.0023 were considered statistically significant. Results Patient-evaluated cognitive function was statistically significant associated with perceived stress, quality of life and functioning, respectively (all p-values < 0.0001). There was no association between patient-evaluated cognitive function and objectively measured cognitive function (B:0.0009, 95% CI 0.0017; 0.016, p = 0.015). Patients exhibited cognitive impairments in subjectively evaluated cognitive function in comparison with HC despite being in full or partly remission (B: − 0.36, 95% CI − 0.039; − 0.032, p < 0.0001). Conclusion The present association between patient-evaluated cognitive function on smartphones and perceived stress, quality of life and functional capacity suggests that smartphones can provide a valid tool to assess disability in remitted BD. Smartphone-based ratings of cognition could not provide insights into objective cognitive function.

scholarly journals Perceived stress, disturbed sleep, and cognitive impairments in patients with work-related stress complaints: a longitudinal study

Stress ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Eskildsen ◽  
Hanne Nørr Fentz ◽  
Lars Peter Andersen ◽  
Anders Degn Pedersen ◽  
Simon Bang Kristensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Disturbed Sleep ◽  
Related Stress

Case Studies for Telepractice in AAC

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Rose Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Computer Experience ◽  
Access Methods ◽  
Complex Communication Needs ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
Communication Needs

As the field of telepractice grows, perceived barriers to service delivery must be anticipated and addressed in order to provide appropriate service delivery to individuals who will benefit from this model. When applying telepractice to the field of AAC, additional barriers are encountered when clients with complex communication needs are unable to speak, often present with severe quadriplegia and are unable to position themselves or access the computer independently, and/or may have cognitive impairments and limited computer experience. Some access methods, such as eye gaze, can also present technological challenges in the telepractice environment. These barriers can be overcome, and telepractice is not only practical and effective, but often a preferred means of service delivery for persons with complex communication needs.

Anforderungen, Entscheidungsfreiräume und Stress im Studium

Diagnostica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura I. Schmidt ◽  
Fabian Scheiter ◽  
Andreas Neubauer ◽  
Monika Sieverding
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Soziale Arbeit ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Job Content Questionnaire ◽  
Reliabilität Und Validität ◽  
Körperliche Beschwerden ◽  
Job Content ◽  
Demand Control

Zusammenfassung. Mit dem Demand-Control-Modell und dem dazugehörigen Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) existiert im Arbeitsumfeld ein bewährtes Modell zur Vorhersage physischer und psychischer Gesundheitsrisiken. Um diese auch unter Studierenden theoriegeleitet vorhersagen zu können, passten wir den JCQ auf den Hochschulkontext an und untersuchten mittels unseres Fragebogens zu strukturellen Belastungen und Ressourcen im Studium (StrukStud) den Erklärungsbeitrag hinsichtlich Stresserleben und Wohlbefinden. In 4 Studien mit insgesamt 732 Studierenden (Psychologie, Lehramt, Soziale Arbeit, Wirtschaftsrecht und Erziehung & Bildung) wurden die Demand-Control-Dimensionen (StrukStud), Stresserleben (Heidelberger Stress-Index HEI-STRESS & Perceived Stress Questionnaire) und weitere Referenzkonstrukte wie Studienzufriedenheit und körperliche Beschwerden erfasst. Befunde zur Reliabilität und Validität werden vorgestellt. Die Ergebnisse belegen die psychometrische Qualität des StrukStud sowie dessen Potenzial zur Erklärung von Stress im Studium. Mit dem StrukStud liegt für den deutschsprachigen Raum erstmals ein ökonomisches Selbsteinschätzungsinstrument zur Erfassung von psychologischen Anforderungen und Entscheidungsfreiräumen im Studium vor.

The Buffering Effect of Character Strengths on Depression

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Beatrice Lee ◽  
Cahit Kaya ◽  
Xiangli Chen ◽  
Jia-Rung Wu ◽  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
High School To College ◽  
Transition From High School ◽  
Adjustment Issues ◽  
Negative Attributional Style

Abstract. The transition from high school to college can be very stressful for Turkish students because they may experience value conflicts and adjustment issues, which can trigger the development of mental health problems. Character strengths can serve as a buffer against psychopathology. The aim of the study was to examine perceived stress and negative attributional style as mediating factors between character strengths and depression among Turkish college students. Bootstrap testing approach was implemented to compute direct and indirect effects and total effect in the mediation analysis. Altogether 235 students from two Turkish universities participated in the study. The results showed that character strengths were associated with lower levels of depression and it was negatively associated with perceived stress and negative attributional style. The results also indicated that perceived stress and negative attribution style completely mediated the relationship between character strengths and depression among Turkish college students. These findings suggested the need to develop empirically supported interventions that can promote character strengths toward reducing stress, negative attributions, and depression in this population.

Guilty Pleasure No More

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin L. Nabi ◽  
Debora Pérez Torres ◽  
Abby Prestin
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Individual Difference Variables ◽  
Relative Value ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Managing Stress

Abstract. Despite the substantial attention paid to stress management in the extant coping literature, media use has been surprisingly overlooked as a strategy worthy of close examination. Although media scholars have suggested media use may be driven by a need to relax, related research has been sporadic and, until recently, disconnected from the larger conversation about stress management. The present research aimed to determine the relative value of media use within the broader range of coping strategies. Based on surveys of both students and breast cancer patients, media use emerged as one of the most frequently selected strategies for managing stress across a range of personality and individual difference variables. Further, heavier television consumers and those with higher perceived stress were also more likely to use media for coping purposes. Finally, those who choose media for stress management reported it to be an effective tool, although perhaps not as effective as other popular strategies. This research not only documents the centrality of media use in the corpus of stress management techniques, thus highlighting the value of academic inquiry into media-based coping, but it also offers evidence supporting the positive role media use can play in promoting psychological well-being.

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