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[Objective and subjective prospective memory in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis].
Evangelina V Cores1, Sandra Vanotti, Mabel Osorio
1Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos "Eva Perón". Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones de Ciencia y Técnica (HIGA Eva Perón-CONICET). evcores@psi.uba.ar.
Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
|March 10, 2018
Summary
Prospective memory complaints in multiple sclerosis patients are linked to depression and anxiety, not objective memory performance. Subjective and objective prospective memory appear to be distinct phenomena.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
Background:
- Prospective memory involves remembering future actions or delayed intentions.
- Understanding prospective memory is crucial for cognitive function assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the link between prospective memory complaints and objective prospective memory performance.
- To examine the relationship between prospective memory and affective-emotional states like depression and anxiety in multiple sclerosis patients.
Main Methods:
- 51 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients and 46 controls completed the El Condor prospective memory task.
- Participants also filled out questionnaires assessing subjective prospective memory complaints, depression, and anxiety.
Main Results:
- Multiple sclerosis patients performed significantly worse on the El Condor task compared to controls.
- Subjective prospective memory complaints correlated with depression and anxiety scores.
- No correlation was found between subjective complaints and objective performance on the El Condor task.
Conclusions:
- In multiple sclerosis, subjective prospective memory complaints are associated with depression and anxiety, not objective memory deficits.
- These findings suggest that subjective and objective prospective memory should be considered separate phenomena.
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