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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • Prospective memory (PM) is crucial for daily functioning.
  • Assessing PM abilities is vital for understanding cognitive deficits in various diseases.
  • Existing measures vary in content and psychometric properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and describe available prospective memory (PM) assessment measures.
  • To quantitatively summarize the impact of diseases on PM based on assessment type.
  • To evaluate the clinical utility of different PM assessment methods.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature search of three databases (PsycInfo, PsycArticles, PubMed) up to June 2019.
  • Classification of PM measures into test batteries, single-trial procedures, questionnaires, and experimental procedures.
  • Comparison of PM performance between patients with various diseases and healthy controls.

Main Results:

  • Most identified PM measures assessed event- and time-based tasks, linked to functional outcomes, and demonstrated validity and reliability.
  • Patients showed significantly poorer PM performance than controls when assessed with experimental procedures.
  • Planned subgroup analyses revealed consistent PM impairment in patients for specific test batteries, but self-reported complaints did not differ.

Conclusions:

  • Test batteries and experimental procedures are valuable for detecting PM performance variations in clinical populations.
  • These methods aid in understanding cognitive deficits associated with various diseases.
  • Future research should focus on refining PM assessment tools and interpreting subjective complaints.