Screening for cognitive impairment among patients with work-related stress complaints in Denmark: validation and evaluation of objective and self-report tools

We examined objective and subjective tools for screening of cognitive impairment in this patient group. Methods Patients were assessed with Danish versions of the objective Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Psychiatry (SCIP-D), standardized neuropsychological tests that tapped into the same cognitive domains, the self-assessed Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ), and several additional scales o f symptom severity and psychosocial status. Concurrent validity of the SCIP-D and CFQ was assessed by calculation of Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the objective and subjective tools and the scores on more conventional standardized neuropsychological tests. Decision validity was assess ed with logistic receiver-operating-characteristic analyses using a cut-score approach to the objective and the subjective test results to predict impairment detected by the standardized tests. Cognitive norms were established through the data of 79 healthy controls. SCIP-D scores were compared betw een patients and healthy controls with independent t-tests. Results We included 82 patients with work-related stress. The SCIP-D total scores were strongly associated with standardized neuropsychological tests (r=0.76, P
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - Category: Occupational Health Tags: Original article Source Type: research