ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2013
Subjective memory complaints, cognitive performance, and psychological factors in healthy older adults.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- How are people with mild cognitive impairment or subjective memory complaints managed in primary care? A systematic review.Family practice · 2021Pooled it
- Subjective Cognitive Complaints and Objective Cognitive Function in Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Recent Cross-Sectional Findings.Neuropsychology review · 2016Pooled it
- Personality and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Data From a Longitudinal Sample and Meta-Analysis.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2016Pooled it
- From Subjective Cognitive Complaints to Dementia: Who is at Risk?: A Systematic Review.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2016Pooled it
- Neurobiological markers across joint profiles of subjective cognitive decline and objective cognitive function in older adults.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Trial
- Exploring the acute and chronic effects of a multistrain probiotic supplement on cognitive function and mood in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Cognitive Effects of a Cognitive Stimulation Programme on Trained Domains in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Complaints: Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of interactive video gaming in older adults with memory complaints: A cluster-randomized exercise intervention.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Early life predictors of subjective cognitive function in older age: emerging longitudinal associations over 6 decades.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Subjective Memory Impairment in the General Adult Population: Associations With Early-Life Cognition, Concurrent Objective Memory, Dementia Risk Factors.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
- The effect of subjective perception of memory and objective cognitive performance on negative affective symptoms in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Clinical definition, biological characterization, and detection guidelines of subjective cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A position paper from ISTAART SCD PIA.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
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- Subjective memory complaints of patients and caregivers and their association with sociodemographic and clinical factors in patients with neurocognitive disorders from Colombia.Research square · 2025Article
- Effect of combined transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training on brain microstructure and network homogeneity in late-life depression: a pilot study.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2025Article
- Biomarker-Driven Diagnosis in Neurocognitive Disorders: A Clinician's Perspective on the Risks of Reductionism.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2025Article
- Association of Depression Dimensions With Cognitive Functioning in Community-Dwelling Oldest-Old Adults: The LifeAfter90 Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- The Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire and Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study in Parkinson's Disease.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Subjective executive functioning and skill learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with perceived loneliness, depressive symptoms, and well-being.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are associated with performance on objective cognitive measures and psychological factors in healthy, community-dwelling older adults.
methodThe cohort was composed of adults, 65 years and older with no clinical evidence of cognitive impairment (n = 125). Participants were administered: CogState computerized neurocognitive battery, Prospective Retrospective Memory Questionnaire, personality and meaning-in-life measures.
resultsSMCs were associated with poorer performance on measures of executive function (p = 0.001). SMCs were also associated with impaired delayed recall (p = 0.006) but this did not remain significant after statistical adjustment for multiple comparisons. SMCs were inversely associated with conscientiousness (p = 0.004) and directly associated with neuroticism (p < 0.001). Higher scores on SMCs were associated with higher perceived stress (p = 0.001), and ineffective coping styles (p = 0.001). Factors contributing to meaning-in-life were associated with fewer SMCs (p < 0.05).
conclusionsSMCs may reflect early, subtle cognitive changes and are associated with personality traits and meaning-in-life in healthy, older adults.
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