A dominance analysis of subjective cognitive complaint comorbidities in former professional football players with and without mild cognitive impairment.
Benjamin L BrettZachary Yukio KerrAvinash ChandranSamuel WaltonNeelum T AggarwalKatherine GiffordRebekah MannixJ D DeFreeseRuben J EchemendiaKevin M GuskiewiczWilliam P MeehanMichael A McCreaPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2022)
Anxiety and fatigue are the most robust factors associated with SCD in former professional football players across various combinations of clinical presentations (different combinations of comorbid factors), regardless of documented cognitive impairment. Self-reported deficits may be less reliable in detecting objective impairment in the presence of these factors, with multidimensional assessment being ideal.