Neuropsychological Impact and Quality of Life in Chronic Illness
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropsychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
People with chronic diseases may experience poor cognitive functions and a significant reduction in quality of life due to advanced age, the disease itself, or comorbid conditions. The prevalence of chronically ill persons is increasing as our population gets older and thanks to the continuous implementation of new therapeutic options. Chronic diseases include a lot of different conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers in long-term follow up, HIV infection, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases. There is active research within this perspective and an increasing interest in accruing data that examine the person-centered care strategy.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest evidence about cognitive functioning and quality of life in all kinds of chronic diseases, focusing on the early screening of symptoms, new tools for neuropsychological evaluation, and measuring different domains of quality of life, and the role of individual differences and social support. These findings may help to develop guidelines and effective interventions to manage cognitive symptoms and improve the quality of life in the long-term care of patients.
We cordially invite original clinical works as well as review articles regarding the above-mentioned cutting-edge topics for contribution in this Special Issue of Brain Sciences.
Dr. Nicoletta Ciccarelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chronic disease
- HIV
- cancer
- cardiovascular disease
- neurodegeneration
- aging
- cognitive impairment
- cognitive evaluation
- quality of life
- patient reported outcome (PRO) measures
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