A self-assessment questionnaire for mental fatigue and related symptoms after neurological disorders and injuries

Johansson, Birgitta; Starmark, Anders; Berglund, Peter; Rödholm, Martin; Rönnbäck, Lars

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“…The Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS) was used for assessment of mental fatigue (Johansson and Rönnbäck, 2014b; Johansson, Starmark, Berglund, Rödholm, & Rönnbäck, 2010) and is based on the definition of mental fatigue suggested by Johansson and Rönnbäck (Johansson and Rönnbäck, 2014a). The MFS is a multidimensional questionnaire comprising 15 questions with a cutoff score of 10.5.…”

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Mental fatigue and impaired cognitive function after an acquired brain injury

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ObjectiveMental fatigue is a common subjective symptom following an acquired brain injury. In many cases, this is long‐lasting with a considerable negative impact on work, studies, social activities, and quality of life. No objective test for mental fatigue exists today. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mental fatigue can be objectively measured.Materials and MethodsThis study included 32 controls with no mental fatigue and 42 well‐rehabilitated participants who suffered from long‐term mental fatigue following stroke, traumatic brain injury, encephalitis or meningitis, and late effects after brain tumor. Attention, processing speed and working memory were assessed using a test and retest design following a demanding reading exercise.ResultsSignificant interactions were found for tests measuring processing speed, working memory, and attention. The control group improved at the second test, while those who suffered from mental fatigue did not.ConclusionsThis study indicates impaired cognitive performance over time after cognitive activity for individuals suffering from mental fatigue after an acquired brain injury.

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“…The data are taken from previously published studies and also from unpublished studies [27,[30][31][32][33]. In these studies we have used the same assessments with rating scales and cognitive tests, and in this study, we have only used the baseline data taken from these studies.…”

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“…Usually one or several associated symptoms are common: mood swings, irritability and stress intolerance, trouble with memory, sleep problems, sensitivity to, or intolerance of light and loud noise following overexertion. Typical, associated symptoms are included in MFS and we have previously shown that the included items in MFS have a high internal consistency and are closely connected [27].…”

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Evaluation of the Mental Fatigue Scale and its relation to Cognitive and Emotional Functioning after Traumatic Brain Injury or Stroke

Johansson¹

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Objective: After traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke, long-term mental fatigue may occur with significant impact on work and social interactions. With the intention to measure mental fatigue irrespective of neurological illness, we developed the Mental Fatigue Scale (MFS). The scale incorporates affective, cognitive and sensory symptoms, duration of sleep and daytime variation in symptom severity. In this study, we evaluated the MFS and its relationship to cognitive and emotional functions.Participants: Healthy controls and well-rehabilitated subjects suffering from mental fatigue after mild TBI, TBI or stroke (age 19-69) were included in the study.Results: The results showed MFS to be invariant to age, gender and education. A cutoff score at 10.5 is suggested. Of the cognitive functions measured, information processing speed was found to be a significant predictor for the rating on MFS. We found that a significant effect on depression between controls and brain injured subjects can be a misleading conclusion if the effect of mental fatigue is not considered.Conclusions: We suggest MFS to be linked to mental impairment after brain injury. This study also demonstrated that mental fatigue must be treated as a separate construct and should not be mixed up with depression or anxiety.

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“…Mental fatigue is commonly observed after a traumatic brain injury, stroke, and infections or inflammatory diseases in the central nervous system [10]. Recently, the mental fatigue scale (MFS) has been developed for subjective evaluation of mental fatigue and related symptoms [9][10][11].…”

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Mental fatigue and executive dysfunction in patients with Cushing's syndrome in remission

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Johansson³

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A self-assessment questionnaire for mental fatigue and related symptoms after neurological disorders and injuries

Abstract: In spite of the different aetiology of mental fatigue, the items included in the scale were significant for different diseases with co-occurring mental fatigue. The self-reported scale is suggested to be a valuable tool for assessment of mental fatigue in different diagnoses.

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Mental fatigue and impaired cognitive function after an acquired brain injury

Mental fatigue and impaired cognitive function after an acquired brain injury

Evaluation of the Mental Fatigue Scale and its relation to Cognitive and Emotional Functioning after Traumatic Brain Injury or Stroke

Mental fatigue and executive dysfunction in patients with Cushing's syndrome in remission

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