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Subjective memory complaint in relation to cognitive performance and depression
— a longitudinal study of a rural Chinese population | | Author(s) | Pei-Ning Wang, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 3, March 2000 |
| Pages | pp 295-299 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Depression ; Dementia ; Longitudinal surveys ; China. |
| Annotation | The associations were examined of subjective memory complaint (SMC) in old age with objective test performance, past and subsequent cognitive decline, and depression. The study was an extension of the Kummen Neurological Disorders Survey (KINDS), and comprised 543 Chinese men and women aged 65+. Neurologists interviewed and examined all participants for dementia and asked, "Do you have trouble with your memory?". The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI, assessing long-term memory (LTM) and short-term memory (STM)), and the Geriatrics Depression Scale - Short Version (GDS-S) were also administered. At each examination, almost half of the subjects acknowledged having trouble with their memory (the SMC+ group). At both examinations, the SMC+ group scored significantly lower on the CASI and significantly higher on the GDS-S than the SMC- group. However, presence of SMC was not associated with faster cognitive decline over the past or subsequent 3 years. SMC was associated with poorer objective memory performance, even after controlling the effect of depression and demographic data, but SMC did not predict faster cognitive decline or dementia over 3 years. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824204 A |
| Classmark | DA: DB: ENR: EA: 3J: 7DC |
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