Memory Complaints in Adulthood and Old Age

Perfect, Timothy J.; Lindsay, Stephen; Hertzog, Christopher; Pearman, Ann

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“…Moreover, a recent study with a similarly aged cohort and longitudinal timeframe (Hulur et al, 2015) did observe a correlation between memory complaints and OM, though this study had a considerably larger sample size (> 15,000) and, therefore, possibly increased power to detect generally modest effects (Hertzog & Pearman, 2013). …”

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Longitudinal Assessment of Self- and Informant-Subjective Cognitive Complaints in a Sample of Healthy Late-Middle Aged Adults Enriched with a Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease

Nicholas

Dowling

Racine

et al. 2017

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the longitudinal trajectory of self- and informant-subjective cognitive complaints (SCC), and to determine if SCC predict longitudinal changes in objective measures (OM) of cognitive function. Methods The study included healthy and cognitively normal late middle-aged adults enriched with a family history of AD who were evaluated at up to three visits over a 4-year period. At each visit (Visit 1–3), self- and informant-SCC and OM were evaluated. Linear mixed models were used to determine if the longitudinal rate of change of self- and informant-SCC were associated with demographic variables, depressive symptoms, family history (FH), and apolipoprotein epsilon 4 (APOE4) status. The same modeling approach was used to examine the effect of Visit 1 SCC on longitudinal cognitive change after controlling for the same variables. Results At Visit 1, more self-SCC were associated with fewer years of education and more depressive symptoms. SCC were also associated with poorer performance on cognitive measures, such that more self-SCC at Visit 1 were associated with poorer performance on memory and executive functioning measures at Visit 1, while more informant-SCC were associated with faster rate of longitudinal decline on a measure of episodic learning and memory. FH and APOE4 status were not associated with SCC. Discussion Self- and informant-SCC showed an association with OM, albeit over different time frames in our late middle-aged sample. Additional longitudinal follow-up will likely assist in further clarifying these relationships as our sample ages and more pronounced cognitive changes eventually emerge.

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confidence: 89%

Longitudinal Assessment of Self- and Informant-Subjective Cognitive Complaints in a Sample of Healthy Late-Middle Aged Adults Enriched with a Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease

Nicholas

Dowling

Racine

et al. 2017

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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“…Furthermore, conscientiousness and agreeableness moderated the relationship between memory and subjective memory intercepts. People who are more conscientious may be more likely to accurately monitor memory successes and failures on average and are perhaps also less likely to experience memory problems because they use behavioral strategies that help avoid memory errors [1] .…”

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“…Previous research has shown that subjective memory ratings are partly based on memory performance but also independently associated with other factors, such as depressive symptoms [1] . In the present study, we examined longitudinal associations between subjective memory and memory performance and the role of sociodemographic (age, gender, education) and psychological (depressive symptoms, subjective age, personality) variables as correlates and moderators.…”

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Correlates and Moderators of Change in Subjective Memory and Memory Performance: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study

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terns of associations emerged with respect to predictors of subjective memory and subjective memory change. First, the level of memory performance showed stronger associations with age, gender, and education, whereas subjective memory was more strongly associated with subjective age and personality traits. For example, women performed better than men on the episodic memory test, but there were no gender differences in subjective memory. Also, older age was associated with steeper declines of memory performance but with less decline of subjective memory. Second, personality traits that predicted subjective memory intercepts did not predict subjective memory slopes. Third, the strength of associations between levels and slopes of subjective memory and memory performance varied as a function of gender, education, depressive symptoms, and personality traits. Conscientiousness moderated the relationship of the level of subjective memory to the level of memory performance, consistent with the hypothesis that persons high in conscientiousness more accurately monitor memory successes and failures. The results reinforce the importance of depressive symptoms as a predictor of subjective memory but also indicate that a broader perspective on the reasons why memory complaints have modest correlations with memory itself is needed. AbstractAging researchers have long been interested in understanding individuals' subjective perceptions of their own memory functioning. Previous research has shown that subjective memory ratings are partly based on memory performance but also reflect the influence of other factors, such as depressive symptoms. The aim of the present study was to examine (1) longitudinal associations between trajectories of subjective memory and memory performance, (2) variables that predict levels of and changes in subjective memory and memory performance, and (3) variables that moderate associations between these constructs. We applied a latent growth curve model to four occasions of data from 15,824 participants of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; mean age at baseline = 64.27 years, SD = 9.90; 58% women). Results revealed that latent changes in subjective memory were correlated with latent changes in memory performance ( φ = 0.49), indicating that participants who reported steeper declines of subjective memory indeed showed steeper declines of memory performance over time. Three major pat-

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“…We do know that adults typically manifest increasing complaints and concerns about their memory as they grow older [11, 13, 21] and that the prevalence of older adults complaining about memory problems is substantial. Some complaints may arise from concerns about aging among the “worried well” given that memory complaints are often more strongly correlated with depression or neuroticism than they are with memory test performance [for recent reviews, see 22, 23]. Adults’ performance on memory tasks correlates with subjective memory, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, independent of the relationship to depressive and anxious affect [e.g., 21, 24].…”

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Behaviors and Strategies Supporting Everyday Memory in Older Adults

Hertzog¹,

Lustig²,

Pearman³

et al. 2019

Gerontology

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Background: Little is known about the means by which older adults achieve memory-demanding goals in everyday life or alternatively about why they fail to do so. Objectives: We conducted qualitative interviews to evaluate what older people do to support everyday memory functioning. A principal focus was on understanding the ways in which individuals use internal memory strategies and external memory aids. Methods: We interviewed 25 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 70 years) in a semi-structured interview. The transcribed results were coded by extracting segments of the interviews and classifying the responses into emergent categories. All coded interview segments were reviewed by category. Memos were created and relevant themes identified. Results: The older adults reported everyday memory failures (such as forgetting names), often without nominating explicit methods for avoiding these problems. They also reported using a number of external memory aids such as calendars and lists. Our interviews indicated this use was typically a part of complex routines and habits of living that often seemed vulnerable to errors. For instance, people would report filling medication organizers or completing to-do lists without mentioning plans for how to effectively use these aids later. Furthermore, they often reported reliance on spontaneous encoding and retrieval – for example, stating that they would routinely remember to perform important actions in the future. Conclusions: Older adults’ reported everyday memory failures were linked to suboptimal use of external memory aids and to a reliance on incidental learning and remembering. There is potential value for interventions that improve procedures for managing everyday life goals that rely on memory.

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Memory Complaints in Adulthood and Old Age

Cited by 35 publications

References 141 publications

Longitudinal Assessment of Self- and Informant-Subjective Cognitive Complaints in a Sample of Healthy Late-Middle Aged Adults Enriched with a Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease

Longitudinal Assessment of Self- and Informant-Subjective Cognitive Complaints in a Sample of Healthy Late-Middle Aged Adults Enriched with a Family History of Alzheimer’s Disease

Correlates and Moderators of Change in Subjective Memory and Memory Performance: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study

Behaviors and Strategies Supporting Everyday Memory in Older Adults

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