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Cognitive performance after chronic fatigue syndrome - Follow up of patients with previous chronic fatigue syndrome

SND-ID: ext0072-1.

Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Kai Österberg - Lund University, Department of Psychology

Research principal

Lund University - Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin, Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin rorId

Description

45 patients with previous chronic fatigue syndrome were followed up for 1.5 years. Neuropsychological examination, cortisol concentration in the saliva over the day, dexamethasone suppression test and self-ratings of cognitive problems was conducted.

Purpose:

To investigate whether recovery after fatigue syndrome is associated with improved cognitive function and whether such improvement is related to changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-axix (HPA), activity and return to work.
Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Time period(s) investigated

2003 – 2011

Number of individuals/objects

45

Response rate/participation rate

69%

Data format / data structure

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic description: Scania and Blekinge

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin, Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin

Topic and keywords

Research area

Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Occupational health and environmental health (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Memory, Neuropsychological tests, Hydrocortisone, Burnout, professional, Attention, Scania, Epihealth, Mood, Epihealth_skåne

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