Mental Status Testing of News Events

O’Connor, Margaret; Uzumcu, A.

doi:10.1097/wnn.0000000000000172

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

2018

DOI: 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000172

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Mental Status Testing of News Events

Margaret O’Connor

A. Uzumcu

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“…A s part of a standard mental status examination, health providers frequently probe patients' recall of news events in order to determine their extent of memory loss, which, in turn, influences decisions regarding their cognitive fitness and brain health (O'Connor and Uzumcu, 2018). The critical factors that influence event recall are rarely considered, and it often is unknown whether an individual has forgotten a news event or whether the individual never knew of the event to begin with.…”

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Memory for the News: Does Event Transience Matter?

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Background: Health providers frequently probe patients' recall of current and/or remote news events to determine the extent of memory loss. Impaired memory for transient events (ie, in the news for a circumscribed time) may provide information regarding the onset of cognitive impairment.Objective: To use the Transient News Events Test (TNET) to explore how memory changes over time in both older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) and noncognitively impaired (NCI) older adults. We also investigated the role of episodic and semantic memory on TNET performance.Method: Sixty-seven older adults completed the TNET as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Analyses included t tests to evaluate group differences for TNET score and correlations between TNET and neuropsychological measures, including episodic and semantic memory tests.Results: NCI adults demonstrated better memory for TNET items than adults with CI. The NCI and CI groups did not differ regarding memory for remote events; however, the CI group exhibited worse memory for recent events. There was a significant association between TNET score and the capacity for episodic and semantic memory in the CI group. In the NCI group, TNET score was significantly associated with episodic memory. Conclusion:Findings support the use of transient news events to assess remote memories in older adults. Novel remote memory measures broaden the scope of memory assessment far beyond what is feasible with traditional neuropsychological assessment and may provide insight into the onset of memory changes.

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Memory for the News: Does Event Transience Matter?

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Mental Status Testing of News Events

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