A Narrative Review on Biopsychosocial Predictors of Cognitive Impairment among  Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Directions for Malaysia Studies  (Satu Tinjauan Naratif Mengenai Peramal Biopsikososial Kemerosotan Kognitif dalam Kalangan Pesakit  Sklerosis Berbilang: Halatuju Arah Kajian di Malaysia)

Chong Jia Wearn; Normah Che Din; Joyce Pauline Joseph

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A Narrative Review on Biopsychosocial Predictors of Cognitive Impairment among Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Directions for Malaysia Studies (Satu Tinjauan Naratif Mengenai Peramal Biopsikososial Kemerosotan Kognitif dalam Kalangan Pesakit Sklerosis Berbilang: Halatuju Arah Kajian di Malaysia)

Author: CHONG JIA WEARN ¹ ; NORMAH CHE DIN ¹ ; JOYCE PAULINE JOSEPH ²
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1. Health Psychology Program Faculty of Health Sciences Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz 50300 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
2. Neurology Department Hospital Kuala Lumpur 50586 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: predictors; cognitive impairment; multiple sclerosis; Malaysia
From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences 2021;19(No.1):21-29
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Cognitive impairment is the most disabling symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Researchers have been studying factors that could predict cognitive impairment among MS patients hoping to alleviate its consequences and gather indicators of the disease progression. However, there were limited up-to-date articles that review the predictors of cognitive impairment among MS patients. In Malaysia, the topic about cognitive functioning in MS was absent. This review aims to identify and synthesize the research evidence concerning biopsychosocial variables on cognitive impairment among this population for future directions in Malaysia researches. A narrative review was performed by identifying research articles from year 2004 to 2019 through PubMed, EBSCOhost, Scopus and Google Scholar. Fulltext articles meeting the selection criteria were included for qualitative synthesis. A total of 12 studies were included. Studies included in this paper found that age, course of disease and anxiety predicts cognitive functioning. Mixed results were found among variables such as gender, disability, fatigue, burden of lesion, depression and educational level. Stress was correlated with cognitive functioning but it was not a significant predictor. Although many factors were found to affect cognitive functioning among MS patients, evidence provided from this review indicates that their relationships might not be linear and direct.
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