Memory Complaint as a Predictor of Cognitive Decline

@article{Blazer1997MemoryCA,
  title={Memory Complaint as a Predictor of Cognitive Decline},
  author={D. Blazer and J. Hays and G. Fillenbaum and D. Gold},
  journal={Journal of Aging and Health},
  year={1997},
  volume={9},
  pages={171 - 184}
}
  • D. Blazer, J. Hays, +1 author D. Gold
  • Published 1997
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • Journal of Aging and Health
    • Of a representative, racially mixed community sample of older adults in North Carolina, 59% of Whites and 49% of African Americans reported worsening memory. The complaint about memory was positively correlated with age, depressive symptomatology, and physical function but not with level of cognitive function as measured by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) at baseline. In a controlled analysis of longitudinal data, initial SPMSQ score, age, African American race, lower… CONTINUE READING
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