Between the Subjective and the Objective: How Informative Is Subjective Evaluation of Memory Among the Old-Old?

被引：9

作者：

Shmotkin, Dov ^{[1
]}

Eyal, Nitza ^{[1
]}

Hazan, Haim ^{[1
]}

Shkolnik, Tamar ^{[2
]}

Shorek, Aviva ^{[1
]}

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tel Aviv Univ, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Univ Haifa, IL-31999 Haifa, Israel

来源：

CLINICAL GERONTOLOGIST | 2013年 / 36卷 / 04期

关键词：

aging; cognitive dysfunction; cognitive functioning; memory complaints; old-old; subjective memory; 6-YEAR FOLLOW-UP; COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; EVERYDAY MEMORY; SYDNEY MEMORY; ADULT LIFE; IMPAIRMENT; DEPRESSION; SELF; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1080/07317115.2013.788115

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

This study addresses the relationship between subjective evaluation of memory and objective cognitive dysfunction in old-old age. In a sample of 164 participants (mean age 91.9, range 87-106) drawn from a nationwide Israeli survey, 42% evaluated their memory positively and 30% negatively. Participants were no more concerned about being forgetful than younger adults. Subjective memory and concern about forgetfulness were not significantly correlated with cognitive dysfunction. Sociodemographic, physical, and well-being characteristics explained three times more variance of cognitive dysfunction than of subjective memory. The study suggests that subjective memory among old-old people who can undergo a survey interview may not reflect actual cognitive dysfunction. Apparently, the role of subjective evaluation resides in other areas of adaptation to very old age.

引用

页码：294 / 315

页数：22

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