Depressive symptoms and fatigue as predictors of objective-subjective discrepancies in cognitive function in multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the degree to which depressive symptoms and fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are associated with discrepancies between subjective and objective cognitive impairment.

Methods

Ninety-nine adults with MS who were receiving care in a university-affiliated MS center completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), MS Neuropsychological Screening Questionnaire (MSNQ), and Brief International Cognitive Assessment for MS (BICAMS). Participants were classified as "Accurates," "Underestimators," or "Overestimators" based on discrepancies between their MSNQ (subjective) and BICAMS (objective) scores. Underestimators were individuals whose subjective scores were significantly worse than their objective scores. Ov

SUBMITTER: Hughes AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282884 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature