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Mnemonics usage and cognitive decline in age-associated memory impairment
Author(s)	Gary W Small, Asenath La Rue, Scott Komo
Journal title	International Psychogeriatrics, vol 9, no 1, March 1997
Pages	pp 47-56
Keywords	Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	To determine predictors of cognitive deterioration, this US study performed baseline and 1- to 5-year follow-up neuropsychological assessments in 36 persons with age-associated memory impairment. Subjects were recruited from a larger group of volunteers, had minimal medical comorbidity, and 25 of them had a family history of Alzheimer's disease. Baseline age and a subjective memory measure indicating reported frequency of mnemonics usage were significant decline predictors. Subjects reporting more frequent mnemonics use at baseline were more likely to show objective cognitive decline at follow-up. Baseline full-scale IQ, educational level, and family history of Alzheimer's disease failed to predict decline. The findings suggest that although age is the strongest decline predictor in some people with age-associated memory impairment, self-perception of memory function may also predict subsequent cognitive loss. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980930413 A
Classmark	EA: DB: DA: 4C: 7T
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