Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study

Abstract This study aimed to identify the consequences of fatigue, fatigability, cognitive and executive functioning, and emotional state on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a clinical group of outpatients after acquired brain injury (ABI). This cross-sectional retrospective study included...

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Autores principales: Elisabeth Åkerlund, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Hanna C. Persson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7fd32cb24e804d5f81978b6a4e8fc5bd2021-11-14T12:18:11ZFatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study10.1038/s41598-021-01617-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7fd32cb24e804d5f81978b6a4e8fc5bd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01617-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract This study aimed to identify the consequences of fatigue, fatigability, cognitive and executive functioning, and emotional state on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a clinical group of outpatients after acquired brain injury (ABI). This cross-sectional retrospective study included assessing outpatients at a rehabilitation clinic with WAIS-III working memory and coding subtests, and self-rating scales (Fatigue Impact Scale, Dysexecutive Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the dimension of health-related quality of life from EQ-5D-3L). The predictive variables were investigated using a binary logistic regression with HRQoL as the dependent variable. Descriptive statistics and correlations were analyzed. Participants reported a lower than average HRQoL (95%), fatigue (90%), and executive dysfunction (75%). Fatigue had a significant impact and explained 20–33% of the variance in HRQoL with a moderate significance on depression (p = 0.579) and executive dysfunction (p = 0.555). Cognitive and executive function and emotional state showed no association with HRQoL. A lower HRQoL, as well as fatigue and cognitive and executive dysfunctions, are common after ABI, with fatigue is a partial explanation of a lower HRQoL.Elisabeth ÅkerlundKatharina S. SunnerhagenHanna C. PerssonNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
description Abstract This study aimed to identify the consequences of fatigue, fatigability, cognitive and executive functioning, and emotional state on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a clinical group of outpatients after acquired brain injury (ABI). This cross-sectional retrospective study included assessing outpatients at a rehabilitation clinic with WAIS-III working memory and coding subtests, and self-rating scales (Fatigue Impact Scale, Dysexecutive Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the dimension of health-related quality of life from EQ-5D-3L). The predictive variables were investigated using a binary logistic regression with HRQoL as the dependent variable. Descriptive statistics and correlations were analyzed. Participants reported a lower than average HRQoL (95%), fatigue (90%), and executive dysfunction (75%). Fatigue had a significant impact and explained 20–33% of the variance in HRQoL with a moderate significance on depression (p = 0.579) and executive dysfunction (p = 0.555). Cognitive and executive function and emotional state showed no association with HRQoL. A lower HRQoL, as well as fatigue and cognitive and executive dysfunctions, are common after ABI, with fatigue is a partial explanation of a lower HRQoL.
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author Elisabeth Åkerlund
Katharina S. Sunnerhagen
Hanna C. Persson
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title Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
title_short Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
title_full Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
title_fullStr Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Fatigue after acquired brain injury impacts health-related quality of life: an exploratory cohort study
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