Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19
It is widely known that COVID-19 has a number of prolonged effects on general health, wellbeing, and cognitive functioning. However, studies using differentiated performance measures of cognitive functions are still not widely spread making it hard to assess the exact functions that get impaired. Ta...
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| author | Boris B. Velichkovsky Anna Y. Razvaliaeva Alena A. Khlebnikova Piruza A. Manukyan Vladimir N. Kasatkin Artem V. Barmin |
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| description | It is widely known that COVID-19 has a number of prolonged effects on general health, wellbeing, and cognitive functioning. However, studies using differentiated performance measures of cognitive functions are still not widely spread making it hard to assess the exact functions that get impaired. Taking into account the similarities between post-COVID ‘brain fog’ and chemofog, we hypothesized that executive functions (EF) would be impaired. Literature search yielded six studies with 14 effect sizes of interest; pooled effect size was small to medium (d=−0.35). Combined with a narrative synthesis of six studies without a comparison group, these results show that EF get impaired after COVID-19; although, in most cases the impairment is transient and does not seem to be severe. These results specify the picture of ‘brain fog’ and may help to discover its mechanisms and ways of helping people with long COVID. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9af03d2d65bd4befb90631e7f6f20dce2024-11-02T23:53:59ZengHindawi LimitedBehavioural Neurology1875-85842023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1094267Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19Boris B. Velichkovsky0Anna Y. Razvaliaeva1Alena A. Khlebnikova2Piruza A. Manukyan3Vladimir N. Kasatkin4Artem V. Barmin5Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak PerformanceInstitute of PsychologyLomonosov Moscow State UniversityResearch Institute for Brain Development and Peak PerformanceResearch Institute for Brain Development and Peak PerformanceCognitive Foundations of Communication LaboratoryIt is widely known that COVID-19 has a number of prolonged effects on general health, wellbeing, and cognitive functioning. However, studies using differentiated performance measures of cognitive functions are still not widely spread making it hard to assess the exact functions that get impaired. Taking into account the similarities between post-COVID ‘brain fog’ and chemofog, we hypothesized that executive functions (EF) would be impaired. Literature search yielded six studies with 14 effect sizes of interest; pooled effect size was small to medium (d=−0.35). Combined with a narrative synthesis of six studies without a comparison group, these results show that EF get impaired after COVID-19; although, in most cases the impairment is transient and does not seem to be severe. These results specify the picture of ‘brain fog’ and may help to discover its mechanisms and ways of helping people with long COVID.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1094267 |
| spellingShingle | Boris B. Velichkovsky Anna Y. Razvaliaeva Alena A. Khlebnikova Piruza A. Manukyan Vladimir N. Kasatkin Artem V. Barmin Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 |
| title_full | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 |
| title_short | Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Relevant Executive Functions Tests Performance after COVID-19 |
| title_sort | systematic review and meta analysis of clinically relevant executive functions tests performance after covid 19 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1094267 |
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