1. The Cognitive Function at Work Questionnaire (CFWQ):A new scale for measuring cognitive complaints in occupational population
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Aslak Savolainen, Teppo Valtonen, Tuomo Hänninen, Adil Umer, Jyrki Lötjönen, Pekka Kuikka, Anna-Leena Heikkinen, Ritva Akila, Christer Hublin, Anne M. Remes, and Teemu Paajanen
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Population ,Concurrent validity ,neuropsychology ,Burnout ,050105 experimental psychology ,memory ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cognition ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Cognitive skill ,education ,education.field_of_study ,05 social sciences ,Neuropsychology ,work performance ,Cognitive test ,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology ,subjective cognitive complaint ,Anxiety ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Cognitive functioning is a relevant work and health related topic, however, validated methods to assess subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) at work are lacking. We introduce the Cognitive Function at Work Questionnaire (CFWQ) for measuring SCC in occupational settings. 1-year follow-up data of 418 employees from a Finnish public media service company was analyzed. Participants completed web-based CFWQ, cognitive tests and a broad set of questionnaires for evaluating depression, anxiety, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, burnout, stress, mental job burden, work ability, cognitive errors, and perceived health. The factor analysis yielded a model with the CFWQ subdomains: Memory, Language, Executive Function, Speed of Processing, Cognitive Control and Name Memory. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha =.87) and the test-retest constancy (ICC =.84) reflected good reliability. Correlation between the CFWQ and cognitive errors at work ranged from.25 to.64 indicating adequate concurrent validity. Employees with depression, insomnia and burnout symptoms had higher (p
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- 2021