Work-related stress is associated with impaired neuropsychological test performance: A clinical cross-sectional study

Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 198-207

  Eskildsen, Anita ^a,b   Andersen, Lars Peter ^a   Pedersen, Anders Degn ^b,c   Vandborg, Sanne Kjær ^d   Andersen, Johan Hviid ^a  

^a REGIONAL HOSPITAL WEST JUTLAND   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Vejlefjord Rehabilitation Center   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attention; burnout; cognitive deficit; cognitive impairment; memory; neuropsychological test; occupational; processing speed; work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; RETURN TO WORK; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; BURNOUT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84939459839     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2015.1004629     Document Type: Article

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