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Clinical Manifestations
Fátima Fernández-Feijoo1,2, Lucía Pérez-Blanco1,2, Ana Nieto-Vieites1
1Departamento de Psicoloxía Evolutiva e da Educación, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
Motoric Cognitive Risk (MCR) prevalence varied by assessment method. Emotional symptomatology was higher in MCR participants, regardless of the method used to assess subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs).
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Motoric Cognitive Risk (MCR) is a syndrome defined by subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs) and slow gait speed in individuals without objective cognitive impairment.
- MCR is linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline and may be influenced by emotional factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of MCR within the Compostela Ageing Study (CompAS).
- To examine sociodemographic, functional, emotional, and cognitive profiles of MCR and non-MCR participants.
- To compare MCR prevalence and characteristics using two distinct assessment procedures for SCCs.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 287 pre-symptomatic participants from the CompAS study.
- Two methods for assessing SCCs: direct questions and the MFE questionnaire.
- Comparison of sociodemographic, functional, emotional, and cognitive variables between MCR and non-MCR groups.
Main Results:
- MCR prevalence ranged from 15.7%-33.1% using single questions and 35.7%-56.7% using the MFE questionnaire.
- Grip strength and emotional status were significantly worse in MCR participants with the single questions method.
- Emotional status was significantly worse in MCR participants with the MFE questionnaire method.
Conclusions:
- The single questions method is more restrictive for identifying SCCs than the MFE questionnaire, revealing more physical and emotional differences.
- Higher emotional symptomatology is consistently observed in MCR participants across both assessment procedures.
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