Bormann, Karlotta von (2024) The effect of Long-COVID on memory, working memory, and attentiveness and its predicting power on quality of life and functional activity, tested in an online study. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
COVID-19 remains an important topic as research on Long-COVID continues to expand and the severity and impact on people's health becomes clearer. This study was conducted to further study the neurocognitive impairments of Long-COVID patients and the effect on the quality of life and daily functional activity. 530 people took part in the study, 271 of whom were included in the data analysis. The participants took part in an online study consisting of 17 questionnaires covering demographics, functional outcomes, neuropsychological, personality, and psychological domains. The participants were divided into two groups: A group of participants who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 at least once (n = 185) and a control group (n = 86). To assess the impact of Long-COVID on cognition, the composite scores of the Working Memory Questionnaire (WMQ) and the forgetfulness and distractibility scale of the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) were used for analysis. In addition, two regression analyses were performed to assess the impact of cognitive deficits on quality of life and functional activity using the WHO-Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL) and the Functional Activity Questionnaire (FAQ). The results show that Long-COVID participants have significantly worse scores on the WMQ, CFQ forgetfulness and CFQ distractibility scales than the control group. The severity of disease progression influences the severity of cognitive impairment, as more severely affected participants showed more severe impairment. Furthermore, WMQ, CFQ forgetfulness and CFQ distractibility scores significantly predicted WHOQoL and FAQ scores, with WMQ being the strongest predictor. These results emphasize the extent of symptoms suffered by long-term COVID patients.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Krc, J. and Span, M.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Other [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2024 14:43 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2024 14:43 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3263 |
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