Table 2 Overview of measures and corresponding measurement time points

 CFQ

Subjective measure of cognitive functioning

x

x

x

 DASS

Emotional distress

x

x

x

 CIS – subscale severity

Fatigue severity

x

x

x

 CHIME

Mindfulness skills

x

x

x

 Bourdon-Wiersma Dot Cancellation Test

Attention and concentration

x

x

x

 Auditory Verbal Learning Test

Memory

x

x

x

 WAIS III forward digit span

Memory

x

x

x

 WAIS III backwards digit span

Executive functioning

 WAIS III letter-number sequencing

Executive functioning

x

x

x

 Stroop Color Word Test

Executive functioning

x

x

x

 Controlled Oral Word Association Test

Executive functioning

x

x

x

 WAIS digit symbol-coding

Cognitive/psychomotor processing speed

x

x

x

 9HPT

Cognitive/psychomotor processing speed

x

x

x

 TMT – Form A

Cognitive/psychomotor processing speed

x

x

x

 TMT – Form B

Attention and concentration/executive functioning

 DART

Verbal IQ

x

x

x

 High-resolution, T1-weighted imaging

Brain structure

x

x

x

 Active fMRI during N-back task

Brain activation during N-back task

x

x

x

 Resting-state fMRI

Brain connectivity

x

x

x

 Diffusion MRI

White matter microstructure

x

x

x

 IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-α

Inflammatory process

x

x

x