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| Memory impairment among primary care veterans | | Author(s) | Joshua Chodosh, David L Sultzer, Martin L Lee |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 4, July 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2007 |
| Pages | pp 444-450 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | General practitioners ; Employment of older people ; Memory disorders ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Memory impairment is common in older primary care patients without diagnosed dementia. Knowing patients' concerns about memory impairment and their desire to discuss these concerns may facilitate cognitive screening in this setting. This study aimed to: investigate the prevalence of memory impairment in patients without dementia diagnoses; determine the degree of patients' concern about memory impairment; and identify other patient characteristics associated with memory impairment in older primary care patients. Using telephone versions of a 4-item memory test and proxy-reported cognitive decline for those unable to complete interviews, the authors performed memory assessment of randomly selected patients aged 75+ without dementia diagnosis who see primary care physicians at least twice every 6 months. Among 260 patients and 20 proxies, 19.7% had memory impairment at a level indicative of probable dementia. Adjusting for age, ethnicity and education, subjects who were more concerned about memory impairment were more likely to be impaired. Similarly, subjects wanting their doctor to discuss their memory concerns with them were more likely to be impaired. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124225 A |
| Classmark | QT6: GC: EH: 4C: 7T |
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