Open AccessObjective neuropsychological test performance of professional divers reporting a subjective complaint of “forgetfulness or loss of concentration”
Author(s) -
Claire Taylor,
Jennifer Isabel Macdiarmid,
John Ross,
Liesl Osman,
Stephen J. Watt,
Wendy Adie,
John R. Crawford,
Andrew Lawson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1015
Subject(s) - wechsler memory scale , neuropsychology , complaint , wechsler adult intelligence scale , neuropsychological test , psychology , test (biology) , discriminant function analysis , audiology , clinical psychology , cognition , executive functions , working memory , medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , machine learning , political science , computer science , law , biology
This study attempted to determine whether the higher prevalence of reported "forgetfulness or loss of concentration" among professional divers can be confirmed using objective neuropsychological tests. Secondary aims were to qualify the functional nature of the complaints and to ascertain whether reduced performance was linked to diving history.