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Among common neuropsychological tests, the Paced auditory serial addition test is the strongest predictor of trait fatigue in patients with traumatic brain injury
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology. Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation.ORCID iD: /0000-0003-1192-4527
Sundsvall-Härnösand County Hospital, Sundsvall, Sweden.
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Geriatrics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
School of Sport Sciences, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Medical Sciences, Health Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
2025 (English)In: Journal of Neuropsychology, ISSN 1748-6645, E-ISSN 1748-6653Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms followingtraumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite its prevalence, fatigueremains a challenging concept to define and measure. The aim of the present study was to explore potential relationships between self-rated fatigue in patients with TBI and performance on several widely used neuropsychological tests. In across-sectional design, patients with TBI (n = 68) and healthy controls (n = 27) underwent a comprehensive battery of commonly used neuropsychological tests and completed two self-assessment fatigue scales, the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Mental Fatigue Scale. Patients with TBI performed worse on neuropsychological tests of short-term memory, processing speed and executive functioning (inhibition) compared to healthy controls. Within the TBI group, only the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) and the Stroop—Inhibition task showed significant correlations with measures of fatigue. However, after adjusting for relevant demographic variables, including age, gender, education and TBI severity, only PASAT remained significantly associated with the Mental Fatigue Scale (r = .45, p = .005). Within the healthy control group, no such associations were found. These results highlight an interesting relationship between PASAT performance and self-assessed fatigue. With further research, PASAT, modifications of it or similar measures could potentially help clinicians in evaluating fatigue in patients with TBI.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2025.
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attention, executive function, mental fatigue, neuropsychology, traumatic brain injury
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-236162DOI: 10.1111/jnp.12419Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85218849149OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-236162DiVA, id: diva2:1942738
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