Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Memory complaint, memory performance, and psychiatric diagnosis: a community study

S S Bassett1, M F Folstein

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-5371.

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
|April 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Genetic determinants of neuroglobin transcription.

Neurogenetics·2013
Same author

Alzheimer's risk variants in the clusterin gene are associated with alternative splicing.

Translational psychiatry·2011
Same author

A new scale for comprehensive assessment of psychopathology in Alzheimer's disease.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry·2011
Same author

25-Hydroxyvitamin D, dementia, and cerebrovascular pathology in elders receiving home services.

Neurology·2009
Same author

Intelligence and medial temporal lobe function in older adults: a functional MR imaging-based investigation.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2009
Same author

Multivitamin use and B vitamin status in a homebound elderly population.

The journal of nutrition, health & aging·2007

Memory complaints and poor memory performance are common in older adults, increasing with age and decreasing with education. Emotional distress, physical illness, and functional disability also impact memory.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Memory complaints and objective memory decline are significant concerns in aging populations.
  • Understanding the prevalence and predictors of memory issues in the general community is crucial for public health.
  • Previous research often focuses on clinical populations, necessitating community-based studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of memory complaints and poor memory performance in a community sample.
  • To identify demographic, clinical, and psychiatric factors associated with memory complaints and performance.
  • To explore the relationship between memory complaints and objectively measured memory performance.

Main Methods:

  • A community-based study of 810 adults.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Inclusion of extensive household interviews and clinical psychiatric evaluations.
  • Utilized brief screening measures for memory complaint and performance, with multivariate analysis for predictors.

    • Main Results:

    • 22% reported memory trouble, increasing significantly with age (43% in 65-74, 51% in 75-84, 88% in 85+).
    • 11% exhibited poor memory performance, also rising with age and decreasing with education.
    • Memory complaints were linked to age, emotional distress, and physical illness; performance to age, disability, education, and illness. Those complaining were twice as likely to perform poorly.

    Conclusions:

    • Memory complaints are highly prevalent in older adults and associated with various health factors.
    • Objective memory performance is also age- and education-dependent, influenced by functional disability and illness.
    • While many psychiatric disorders correlate with memory complaints, only cognitive disorders were linked to poor performance.