Fatigue, cognitive functioning and psychological distress in Marfan syndrome, a pilot study

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-313

  Rand Hendriksen, Svend ^a   Sørensen, Irene ^a,d   Holmström, Henrik ^a,b   Andersson, Stein ^a,b   Finset, Arnstein ^c  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Centre for Community Psychiatry   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Fatigue; Fatigue Questionnaire (FQ); Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS); General Health Questionnaire (GHQ); Marfan syndrome; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249059372     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600580824     Document Type: Article

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