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Subjective cognitive complaints, memory performance and depressive affect in old age
— a change-oriented approach | | Author(s) | Daniel Zimprich, Mike Martin, Matthias Kliegel |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 57, no 4, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 339-366 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Performance ; Depression ; Longitudinal surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Until recently, many studies had failed to find a strong association between subjective cognitive complaints and actual cognitive performance. In the present study, the authors examine two alternative explanations. First, methodological reasons: strong associations exist only when latent changes rather than differences are examined. Second, strong associations exist only between changes in depression and complaints, not between changes in cognitive performance and complaints. With 427 participants (mean age 63) from the German Interdisciplinary Study on Adult Performance (ILSE) and two measurements, the authors examine both the relation between functioning, complaint and depressive affect at each measurement point, and the relation between changes in functioning, changes in complaints and changes in depressive affect between the measurement points with latent difference variables. The results indicate that there are substantial relations between changes in functioning, changes in depression and changes in complaints. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040629208 A |
| Classmark | E4: DB: 5H: ENR: 3J: 767 |
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