Memory complaints and test performance in healthy elderly persons
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 61(4): 920-924, Dec. 2003. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
In order to compare the use of a structured self-report questionnaire with direct questioning about memory problems, 71 healthy and independent aged individuals (63 women) from the community without risk factors for cognitive deficits were objectively asked about subjective memory complaints (SMC), given the Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) and then submitted to the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). SMC positively correlated with higher scores on MAC-Q, although a significant percentage of the sample had SMC and lower scores on MAC-Q and also no SMC and higher scores on MAC-Q. Performance on RAVLT was significantly worse (p<0.05) for the group presenting SMC but not for the group with higher scores on the MAC-Q. We conclude that direct questioning maybe more clinically significant than a self report questionnaire, at least for elderly persons from the community without risk factors for cognitive decline or depression
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Verbal Learning
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Aging
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Memory
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Neuropsychological Tests
Type of study:
Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/BR
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/BR