Very Early Cognitive Screening and Self-Reported Feeling of Fatigue Three Months After Stroke

Holmberg, Josefin and Jondell, Beatrice and Abzhandadze, Tamar and Sunnerhagen, Katharina S. (2021) Very Early Cognitive Screening and Self-Reported Feeling of Fatigue Three Months After Stroke. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15. ISSN 1662-5161

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Abstract

Stroke is a major cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Post-stroke fatigue has been reported as one of the most limiting symptoms after a stroke. Early identification of risk factors for developing post-stroke fatigue is important for providing timely rehabilitation. A correlation has been found between fatigue and cognitive impairment after stroke, but 2 months after stroke at the earliest. In the present study, we examined whether cognitive function screening using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) very early after stroke could explain fatigue 3 months after stroke. A total of 311 stroke patients admitted to a comprehensive stroke unit in Sweden between 2011 and 2016 were included in this longitudinal study. Cognition was screened within 2 days after admission to the stroke unit. Data on self-reported feeling of fatigue were retrieved from Riksstroke’s 3-month follow-up form. The data were analyzed using binary logistic regression. We found that the cognitive function in an acute phase after stroke could not explain self-reported feeling of fatigue in a later stage. The correlation between cognitive impairment and fatigue that has been reported may be detectable no earlier than the subacute phase of stroke. As previous studies have shown that functional outcome, severity of stroke, and sex also correlate with fatigue after stroke, we controlled for these variables in our analysis. In line with previous studies, we found that female patients had higher odds of experiencing fatigue. This is something that health care professionals should be aware of when working with stroke patients.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2023 04:55
Last Modified: 22 Jun 2024 07:55
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/1600

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