ArticleNeuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition2015
Does prospective memory influence quality of life in community-dwelling older adults?
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prospective Memory Training in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neuropsychology review · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of prospective memory in HIV disease: from the laboratory to daily life.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2018Pooled it
- The functional neuroanatomy of event-based and time-based prospective memory, and its improvement.Communications biology · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Multi-Component Training Program on Healthy Older Adults' Prospective Memory Performance: Assessing Change Over Time.Frontiers in public health · 2021Trial
- Supporting strategic processes can improve time-based prospective memory in the laboratory among older adults with HIV disease.Neuropsychology · 2020Trial
- Improving Prospective Memory in Healthy Older Adults and Individuals with Very Mild Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2016Trial
- Impaired autobiographical remembering and future thinking in temporal lobe epilepsy.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2026Article
- The Status and Associated Factors of Prospective Memory among Iranian Older Adults.Current aging science · 2026Article
- Validity and Sensitivity to Change of a Self-Report Quality of Life Measure in Patients With Korsakoff's Syndrome.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Objective and Subjective Prospective Memory Measures in Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists · 2025Observational
- Technology support preferences for prospective memory among older adults with subjective cognitive complaints.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Assessing time-based prospective memory online: A comparison study between laboratory-based and web-based testing.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2024Article
- Self-perceived cognitive fluctuations and their relationship to everyday functioning in older adults with and without HIV disease.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2024Article
- An evaluation of the moderating effects of routine and busyness on the relationship between prospective memory and everyday functioning in older persons with HIV disease.Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology · 2024Article
- The cost of monitoring in time-based prospective memory.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of age-based stereotype threat on time-based prospective memory.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Keeping the Time: The Impact of External Clock-Speed Manipulation on Time-Based Prospective Memory.Journal of cognition · 2024Article
- Characteristics of Cognitive Function Changes and Related Factors in Individuals With Cognitive Impairment During the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Retrospective Chart Review Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
- Factor Structure of the Memory for Intentions Test (MIsT): A Conceptual Replication in Older Adults and People with HIV Disease.Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology · 2022Article
- Longitudinal declines in event-based, but not time-based, prospective memory among community-dwelling older adults.Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition · 2022Article
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Abstract
Older adults commonly experience declines in prospective memory, which describes one's ability to "remember to remember," and can adversely affect instrumental activities of daily living and healthcare compliance. However, the extent to which prospective memory failures may influence quality of life in typically aging older adults is not well understood. One-hundred and four community-dwelling older Australians (aged 50 to 82 years) were administered a comprehensive, neuropsychological battery that included the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST), Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (IADLQ), and World Health Organization Quality of Life-8 (WHOQOL-8). Multiple regressions controlling for negative affect, medical comorbidities, and other neurocognitive functions revealed an interaction between prospective memory and instrumental activities of daily living in the concurrent prediction of quality of life. Among the 39 older adults who reported multiple problems on the IADLQ, lower performance-based prospective memory (MIST) and higher self-reported prospective memory failures in daily life (PRMQ) were significantly associated with lower quality of life (WHOQOL-8). Conversely, no significant associations were observed between prospective memory and quality of life in the 65 participants without IADL problems. Prospective memory difficulties adversely impact quality of life in community-dwelling older adults who experience problems independently managing their instrumental activities of daily living. These findings extend prior literature showing that prospective memory plays a unique role in the real-world outcomes of older adults and clinical populations and highlight the need to develop effective strategies to enhance prospective memory functioning in these vulnerable groups.
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