Wildschut, Janiek (2023) Memory complaints, performance and fatigue in patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Introduction: Patients who have experienced a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), either aneurysmal (aSAH) or angiographically negative (anSAH), often suffer from memory deficits and frequently report memory complaints and fatigue. However, it remains unclear whether memory complaints relate to memory performance, or if memory complaints (also) relate to fatigue. This current study investigated differences between healthy controls and SAH patients (aSAH and anSAH) on a memory performance task and whether memory complaints relate to memory performance and fatigue in SAH patients. Methods: 79 SAH patients and 80 healthy controls were included in this study. Fatigue was measured by means of the Dutch Multifactor Fatigue Scale (DMFS), reported memory complaints patients were measured by two items of the Checklist of Cognition and Emotion (CLCE-24) and memory performance by the 15 Words Test (15WT). Results: SAH patients scored significantly lower on a memory performance task and significantly higher on mental and physical fatigue compared to healthy controls. anSAH patients reported a higher degree of physical fatigue compared to aSAH patients but there were no differences between both patient groups in mental fatigue or memory performance. No relation was found between memory complaints and memory performance. However, positive correlations were found between memory complaints and mental and physical fatigue. Discussion: The lack of relation between memory complaints and memory performance should be taken into account in clinical practice, even as the finding that anSAH patients do not differ in memory performance and degree of mental fatigue compared to aSAH patients and even report higher levels of physical fatigue. The further investigation of the relation between fatigue and cognitive complaints might offer opportunities for new treatment interventions in SAH patients. Key words: subarachnoid hemorrhage, memory, memory complaints, mental fatigue, physical fatigue
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Spikman, J.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2023 09:00 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2023 09:00 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2881 |
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