attention and concentration problems in memory
Conditions
Interventions
cognitive functioning
fatigue
heart disease
middle age
Sponsors
Deventer Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) First cardiac event requiring in hospital medical intervention, 30-60 years of age. b) Elective knee surgery, 30- 60 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) psychiatric disorder (history of bipolar disorder or actual psychosis) b) current use of anti-psychotics c) chronic pain syndrome, d) history of contusio cerebri, e) history of cerebral stroke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination Test for complex information processing (number of correct items). Vienna Test System. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence of cognitive disorder as measured through these cognitive subdomains: 1) Speed of information processing: Determination Test, Reaction Time Tests 1, 2, 3 (Vienna Test System), Trailmakingtest A, Stroop color card and Stroop word card. 2) Executive function: Zoo-map (BADS), Trailmakingtest B, Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), Stroop color-word card, Trailmakingtest B. 3) Memory: Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), digit span (WAIS II), category fluency (GIT-2). Presence of potential causal factors: 1) anxiety and depression: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 2) fatigue: The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) 3) cognitive complaints: The Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed