2009
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642009dn30200005
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The relationship between memory complaints and age in normal aging

Abstract: Normal aging can be characterized by a gradual decline in some cognitive functions, such as memory. Memory complaints are common among older adults, and may indicate depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline.ObjectivesTo investigate the association between memory complaints and age in cognitively unimpaired older adults, and the relationship between memory complaints and memory performance.MethodsCognitive screening tests as well as memory complaint questionnaires validated for the Brazilian population were us… Show more

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“…Earlier studies did not, however, use the MAC-Q to assess memory complaints. The present paper did not observe higher MAC-Q scores among older subjects, congruently with Lima-Silva and Yassuda 14 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…Earlier studies did not, however, use the MAC-Q to assess memory complaints. The present paper did not observe higher MAC-Q scores among older subjects, congruently with Lima-Silva and Yassuda 14 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Some research studies conducted with elderly individuals in the community did not find significant correlations among memory complaints, age and cognitive performance 14,15 . According to Xavier et al 15 , complaints were more closely related to depressive symptoms than to objective changes in memory.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…Such data is in line with the study by Paulo and Yassuda (11) . There was no increase in the MAC-Q score correlated to the participants' age, according to the studies of Lima-Silva and Yassuda (20) and Mota et al (10) , in which older participants did not show worse performance or more memory complaints. However, in our research we observed the correlation between the duration of the complaint with MAC-Q and negative memory perception, since the longer the time of memory complaint, the worse its perception.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Morga and Steven [30] & Lima-Silva and Yassuda [25] used the Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q) in their researches addressing 55+ older adults but no significant results were obtained regarding memory complaint (MC). However, Buckley et al [31] addressed a population of 1112 60+ older adults, aiming to calculate the transition rates from older adults that were healthy (HOS) to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The definitive version of the questionnaire includes four sheets and accompanies two other supplementary sheets: first is the introduction sheet referring to the existence of daily memory lapses experiences including the forgetting frequency scale points one to seven meanings [25].…”
Section: Forgetting Frequency Scalementioning
confidence: 99%