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Centro de Estudios Académicos en Neuropsicología
2012
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- Rheumatoid Arthritis - Neuropsychology, Depression and Anxiety. A case - control study -120 Portuguese Female subjects. Luis Alberto Coelho Rebelo Maia Psicología anxiety depression inflammatory Neuropsychology exploratory study Objectives: Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis in cognitive functions has not been well acknowledged in Portugal. With this original article we intended to elucidate this problem in this specific country. Methods: We measured the results of 60 Rheumatoid Arthritis female patients (study group), comparing every patient in a case control paired plan (years in school and age), with control subjects (n = 60, in a total of 120 subjects). AII participants were evaluated with Paced Auditory Selective Attention Test, Word List Generation Test, Luria Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, a Portuguese depressive screening test (IACLlDE), STAI (anxiety trace and trait test) and the Mini Mental state examination. Results: The outcomes demonstrate, for the first conclusive time in Portuguese patients, the occurrence of main deficits in terms of cognitive functioning (measured by a variety of neuropsychological tests), and depressive and anxiety symptomatology. Conclusion: This article asset the need to pay attention in psychoeducational, psychotherapeutic and cognitive stimulation, and reinforcement of neuropsychological intervention in these types of patients. 2012 artículo científico 0718-4123 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=439643203003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4396 Cuadernos de Neuropsicología / Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology application/pdf Centro de Estudios Académicos en Neuropsicología Cuadernos de Neuropsicología / Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology (Chile) Num.1 Vol.6