Investigation of Neuropsychological Dysfunction Among Recovered Nurses: The COVID-19.
| Autor: | Salemi MH; Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRN., Alipour A; Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, IRN. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Apr 24; Vol. 16 (4), pp. e58929. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 24 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.58929 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: This investigation aimed to compare the neuropsychological dysfunctions of coronavirus (COVID-19)-recovered nurses to those of healthy nurses. Methodology: The present research method was descriptive and causal-comparative, in which the statistical population consisted of nurses with a history of COVID disease and working in the COVID department of public hospitals in Isfahan city. The available method selected 30 nurses with a history of illness and compared them with 30 other nurses from the same hospitals. We collected data using the "go/no go" test, the Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST), and direct and inverted word reading tests. We also analyzed the collected data using multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The results showed a significant difference between nurses with a history of COVID disease and normal nurses in memory performance, the total error of the Wisconsin card sorting test, and the error of committing and inappropriately inhibiting the go/no go task (P < 0.01). However, there is no significant difference between the two groups in the number of classes, the error of perseveration in the Wisconsin test, or the reaction time of the go/no task (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Therefore, the present study's results indicate that nurses recovering from COVID-19 perform worse than normal nurses in memory functions, cognitive flexibility, and response inhibition within one to three months of recovery. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Salemi et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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