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Episodic memory, self-perceived memory and mental health in older adults, by age, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ana L Lino-González1, Bernarda Téllez-Alanís2, Bruma Palacios-Hernández2
1Subdirección de Investigación Biomédica, Neurociencias Clínicas, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Ciudad de México.
Objetivo:
Comparar el funcionamiento de la memoria episódica y la memoria autopercibida, y su asociación con síntomas emocionales, en personas de 60 años y mayores de 70 años durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
MéTodo:
Estudio trasversal, descriptivo, correlacional, realizado a distancia. Se obtuvieron las características sociodemográficas, de funcionamiento y autopercepción de la memoria y de la salud mental de 100 adultos mayores distribuidos en tres grupos de edad. Se realizó análisis descriptivo, con pruebas χ2, Kruskal-Wallis y ANOVA, así como coeficiente de correlación de Spearman.
Resultados:
Se encontró asociación entre la edad y el nivel de desempeño global de la memoria episódica. Los tres grupos mostraron una correlación inversa entre la autopercepción del funcionamiento de la memoria y la autopercepción de la memoria como problemática. Los síntomas de depresión se correlacionaron con la autopercepción de la memoria en los tres grupos. Además, la depresión y la ansiedad rasgo presentaron más correlaciones con la memoria episódica en los más longevos.
Conclusiones:
Los síntomas emocionales durante la pandemia afectaron la autopercepción de la memoria y se relacionaron con el rendimiento de la memoria episódica en el grupo más longevo.
Objective:
To compare the functioning of episodic memory, self-perceived memory, and their association with emotional symptoms among people aged 60 and those over 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method:
Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study conducted remotely. Sociodemographic characteristics, self-perception and functioning of memory, and mental health data were collected from 100 older adults grouped into three age categories. Descriptive analysis, hypothesis testing χ2 tests, Kruskal Wallis, ANOVA, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient were performed.
Results:
An association was found between age and overall level of episodic memory performance. All three groups exhibited an inverse correlation between self-perception of memory functioning and self-perception of memory as problematic. Depression symptoms correlated with self-perception memory in all three groups. Additionally, depression and trait anxiety showed more correlations with episodic memory in the older age group.
Conclusions:
Emotional symptoms during the pandemic affected self-perceived memory and were related to episodic memory performance in the oldest group.
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