Cognition & Psychology

The cognitive and mental health impact of COVID

Your patient's cognitive function can impact how they interact and thrive in their day to day lives. Current research into long COVID suggests that the virus may have long term effects on intellect, including a decline in memory, confusion and brain fog* long after recovery.

As such, finding the right tools to confidently assess and help individuals overcome these changes is paramount. The trauma of the illness may have also impacted your patient's mental health, with reports showing that several people have indicated high levels of PTSD, anxiety, insomnia and other mental health issues**. 

*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7324344/

 ** https://www.cambridgecognition.com/blog/entry/cognition-and-covid-19-what-we-know 

Cognition

Products

To help you to continue to provide the care your patients’ need we have collated a number of our key assessments that can help assess and support your patients cognitive function and mental health:  

BADS

Predict everyday problems associated with the dysexecutive syndrome (disorders of planning, organisation, problem solving and attention)

Beery VMI

Assess visual-motor skills in children and adults that can lead to learning, neuropsychological and behaviour problems                          

BCSE

Evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild learning disabilities, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease quickly and reliably 

CVLT-3

The most comprehensive and detailed assessment of verbal learning and memory for older adolescents and adults ages 16 and older

D-KEFS™

Provides a comprehensive assessment of higher-level thinking and cognitive flexibility in both children and adults                                     

KBNA UK

A comprehensive screening tool combines behavioural neurology and traditional neuropsychological approaches to assessment 

RBANS™ Update

Provides a battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement across immediate memory, visuospatial/constructional, language, attention, and delayed memory

RBMT-3

Predict everyday memory problems in people with acquired, non-progressive brain injury and monitor change over time                                                                                                     

TEA

Measure selective attention, sustained attention and attentional switching that can be used analytically to identify different patterns of attentional breakdown                     

TOPF UK

An effective test for predicting an individual's level of intellectual functioning pre-injury IQ & memory abilities 

TFLS UK

An ecologically valid, performance based measure of functional abilities with an emphasis on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) skills 

WAIS-IV UK

The most advanced measure of cognitive ability in adolescents and adults with results you can trust when addressing the changing clinical landscape

WMS-IV UK

An individually administered assessment of memory and working memory in individuals ages 16–90, also contains a brief evaluation of cognitive status

WASI-II

Provides a reliable, brief measure of intelligence in clinical, educational and research settings with greater clinical utility and efficiency                               

WRAML-3

Measure short- and long-term memory functioning and the ability to learn new material in children and adults                                                                                

Vineland-3

The leading instrument for supporting the diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Designed to meet any adaptive behaviour assessment need