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Trial reportBMC psychology2021

Subjective cognitive complaints in patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder: a cross sectional study.

Andreas Nelson, Hanna Malmberg Gavelin, Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, Therese Eskilsson, Maria Josefsson, Lisbeth Slunga Järvholm, Anna Stigsdotter Neely

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03073772 (Effects on Cognitive Function, Estimated as a Global Brain Score, by Cognitive and Physical Fitness Training Added to a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Exhaustion Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03073772 nacompletednot on this map

Effects on Cognitive Function, Estimated as a Global Brain Score, by Cognitive and Physical Fitness Training Added to a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Exhaustion Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorUmeå UniversityRan2010 to 2014Enrolled161ConditionsExhaustion, Syndrome, Burnout SyndromeArmsComputer-based cognitive training, Physical fitness training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Andreas NelsonDepartment of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden. andreas.nelson@kau.se.
Hanna Malmberg GavelinAcademic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Carl-Johan BoraxbekkDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Therese EskilssonDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section for Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Maria JosefssonCentre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Lisbeth Slunga JärvholmDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section for Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Anna Stigsdotter NeelyDepartment of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
Umeå University · SEKarlstad University · SELuleå University of Technology · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStress-related exhaustion is associated with cognitive impairment as measured by both subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs) and objective cognitive test performance. This study aimed to examine how patients diagnosed with exhaustion disorder differ from healthy control participants in regard to levels and type of SCCs, and if SCCs are associated with cognitive test performance and psychological distress.

methodsWe compared a group of patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder (n = 103, female = 88) with matched healthy controls (n = 58, female = 47) cross-sectionally, concerning the type and magnitude of self-reported SCCs. We furthermore explored the association between SCCs and cognitive test performance as well as with self-reported depression, anxiety and burnout levels, in the patient and the control group, respectively.

resultsPatients reported considerably more cognitive failures and were more likely than controls to express memory failures in situations providing few external cues and reminders in the environment. In both groups, SCCs were associated with demographic and psychological factors, and not with cognitive test performance.

conclusionOur findings underline the high burden of cognitive problems experienced by patients with exhaustion disorder, particularly in executively demanding tasks without external cognitive support. From a clinical perspective, SCCs and objective cognitive test performance may measure different aspects of cognitive functioning, and external cognitive aids could be of value in stress rehabilitation.

trial registrationParticipants were recruited as part of the Rehabilitation for Improved Cognition (RECO) study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03073772). Date of registration: 8 March 2017.

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CognitionStress, PsychologicalAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansNeuropsychological TestsBurnoutCognitionExhaustionStressStress-inducedSubjective cognitive complaints

Identifiers

PMID34006315
PMCPMC8132387
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