Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women

Introduction. With the increase in cognitive impairment among young people, it is important to timely identify and modify risk factors. The aim of the study was to evaluate early cognitive disorders in relationship with subjective hearing disorders, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-age...

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Main Authors: J. Pečeliūnienė, I. Žukauskaitė, V. Dovydėnas
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Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-12-01
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author J. Pečeliūnienė
I. Žukauskaitė
V. Dovydėnas
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description Introduction. With the increase in cognitive impairment among young people, it is important to timely identify and modify risk factors. The aim of the study was to evaluate early cognitive disorders in relationship with subjective hearing disorders, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women. Methods. The study involved 310 women aged 26 to 59 years (M=38.6). An online survey was created. Respondents filled in the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), Subjective Cognitive Complaints (SCCs) questionnaire, Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Sociodemographic factors, addictions, subjectively reported presence of chronic diseases, and subjective hearing disorders were registered by the study questionnaire. Student’s t-test, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression analysis (LRA) were used for data analysis. Results. 34 females (11%) had subjective cognitive failures (CF+ group) and 276 (89%) had not (CF- group). 28.7% of respondents had subjective cognitive complaints (SCC+ group) and 71.3% had not (SCC- group). 23 females (7.4%) had depression and 62 females (20%) were likely to be depressed. 34 (11%) females had significant symptoms of burnout. 30.6% (N=95) self-reported having chronic diseases. 14.84% of females had subjective hearing disorders. The CF+ group had higher GDS scores than the CF- group (M=6.88 vs. M=3.78, p<0.001). Hypothyroidism was the only disease in which differences between the SCC+ and the SCC- groups were found (12.4% vs. 4.5%, p=0.022). Respondents in the CF+ group more often had subjective hearing disorders compared to the CF- group (35.3% vs. 12.3%, p=0.001). The CF+ and the CF-, also the SCC+ and the SCC- groups did not differ by comparing alcohol and drug consumption habits. Conclusions. Depression, burnout syndrome, and subjective hearing disorders are related to subjective experienced cognitive dysfunction, and cognitive complaints are related to hypothyroidism in middle-aged women.
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spelling doaj-art-dec131bedb914387946d8eb14825f9962025-01-20T18:22:22ZengVilnius University PressNeurologijos seminarai1392-30642424-59172021-12-01253(89)10.29014/ns.2021.22Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged womenJ. Pečeliūnienė0I. Žukauskaitė1V. Dovydėnas2Vilnius University, LithuaniaVilnius University, LithuaniaVilnius University, Lithuania Introduction. With the increase in cognitive impairment among young people, it is important to timely identify and modify risk factors. The aim of the study was to evaluate early cognitive disorders in relationship with subjective hearing disorders, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women. Methods. The study involved 310 women aged 26 to 59 years (M=38.6). An online survey was created. Respondents filled in the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), Subjective Cognitive Complaints (SCCs) questionnaire, Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Sociodemographic factors, addictions, subjectively reported presence of chronic diseases, and subjective hearing disorders were registered by the study questionnaire. Student’s t-test, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression analysis (LRA) were used for data analysis. Results. 34 females (11%) had subjective cognitive failures (CF+ group) and 276 (89%) had not (CF- group). 28.7% of respondents had subjective cognitive complaints (SCC+ group) and 71.3% had not (SCC- group). 23 females (7.4%) had depression and 62 females (20%) were likely to be depressed. 34 (11%) females had significant symptoms of burnout. 30.6% (N=95) self-reported having chronic diseases. 14.84% of females had subjective hearing disorders. The CF+ group had higher GDS scores than the CF- group (M=6.88 vs. M=3.78, p<0.001). Hypothyroidism was the only disease in which differences between the SCC+ and the SCC- groups were found (12.4% vs. 4.5%, p=0.022). Respondents in the CF+ group more often had subjective hearing disorders compared to the CF- group (35.3% vs. 12.3%, p=0.001). The CF+ and the CF-, also the SCC+ and the SCC- groups did not differ by comparing alcohol and drug consumption habits. Conclusions. Depression, burnout syndrome, and subjective hearing disorders are related to subjective experienced cognitive dysfunction, and cognitive complaints are related to hypothyroidism in middle-aged women. https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27598subjective cognitive disorderscomplaintsburnoutdepressionhearingmiddle-aged
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I. Žukauskaitė
V. Dovydėnas
Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
Neurologijos seminarai
subjective cognitive disorders
complaints
burnout
depression
hearing
middle-aged
title Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
title_full Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
title_fullStr Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
title_full_unstemmed Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
title_short Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women
title_sort early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases subjective hearing difficulties burnout syndrome and depression among middle aged women
topic subjective cognitive disorders
complaints
burnout
depression
hearing
middle-aged
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27598
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