Perceived causes of everyday memory problems in a population-based sample aged 39-99

Vestergren, Peter; Nilsson, Lars‐Göran

doi:10.1002/acp.1734

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“…This form of long-term memory displays the largest degree of age-related decline (Ronnlund et al, 2005;Vestergren and Nilsson, 2010). Older adults, for example, have more difficulty recalling what they had for breakfast than do younger adults.…”

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Noninvasive Stimulation of Prefrontal Cortex Strengthens Existing Episodic Memories and Reduces Forgetting in the Elderly

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Memory consolidation is a dynamic process. Reactivation of consolidated memories by a reminder triggers reconsolidation, a time-limited period during which existing memories can be modified (i.e., weakened or strengthened). Episodic memory refers to our ability to recall specific past events about what happened, including where and when. Difficulties in this form of long-term memory commonly occur in healthy aging. Because episodic memory is critical for daily life functioning, the development of effective interventions to reduce memory loss in elderly individuals is of great importance. Previous studies in young adults showed that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays a causal role in strengthening of verbal episodic memories through reconsolidation. The aim of the present study was to explore the extent to which facilitatory transcranial direct current stimulation (anodal tDCS) over the left DLPFC would strengthen existing episodic memories through reconsolidation in elderly individuals. On Day 1, older adults learned a list of 20 words. On Day 2 (24 h later), they received a reminder or not, and after 10 min tDCS was applied over the left DLPFC. Memory recall was tested on Day 3 (48 h later) and Day 30 (1 month later). Surprisingly, anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC (i.e., with or without the reminder) strengthened existing verbal episodic memories and reduced forgetting compared to sham stimulation. These results provide a framework for testing the hypothesis that facilitatory tDCS of left DLPFC might strengthen existing episodic memories and reduce memory loss in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

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Noninvasive Stimulation of Prefrontal Cortex Strengthens Existing Episodic Memories and Reduces Forgetting in the Elderly

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“…Vestergren and Nilsson [35] showed that multitasking, concurrent stress, and one’s age (or aging) were commonly viewed as causes of everyday memory failures. Adams-Price and Gonzales [36] found that “absent-mindedness” – involving distractions, disruptions from routines, or forgetting to implement a strategy one typically relies on – was frequently involved in older adults’ everyday memory problems (e.g., forgetting to take medications) [see also 37].…”

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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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“…Most of these studies on the relation between cognitive complaints and cognitive functioning have been made on elderly [20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31], while population studies on non-elderly adults are few with mixed results [32,33,34,35,36]. This in addition to methodological issues regarding measures of cognitive functioning in these studies make it difficult to draw any clear conclusions.…”

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Psychosocial working conditions and cognitive complaints among Swedish employees

Stenfors¹,

Hanson²,

Oxenstierna³

et al. 2013

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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Background: Cognitive complaints involving problems with concentration, memory, decision-making and thinking are relatively common in the work force. The sensitivity of both subjective and objective cognitive functioning to common psychiatric conditions, stress levels and to cognitive load makes it plausible that psychosocial working conditions play a role in cognitive complaints. Thus, this study aimed to test the associations between psychosocial work factors and cognitive complaints in nationally representative samples of the Swedish work force. Cross-sectional (n = 9751) and prospective (n = 3644; two time points two years apart) sequential multiple regression analyses were run, adjusting for general confounders, depressive-and sleeping problems. Additional prospective analyses were run adjusting for baseline cognitive complaints.

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Perceived causes of everyday memory problems in a population-based sample aged 39-99

Cited by 36 publications

References 38 publications

Noninvasive Stimulation of Prefrontal Cortex Strengthens Existing Episodic Memories and Reduces Forgetting in the Elderly

Noninvasive Stimulation of Prefrontal Cortex Strengthens Existing Episodic Memories and Reduces Forgetting in the Elderly

Behaviors and Strategies Supporting Everyday Memory in Older Adults

Psychosocial working conditions and cognitive complaints among Swedish employees

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