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Salakka I, Pitkäniemi A, Pentikäinen E, Saari P, Toiviainen P, Särkämö T. Emotional and musical factors combined with song-specific age predict the subjective autobiographical saliency of music in older adults. PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC 2024; 52:305-321. [PMID: 38708378 PMCID: PMC11068497 DOI: 10.1177/03057356231186961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Music that evokes strong emotional responses is often experienced as autobiographically salient. Through emotional experience, the musical features of songs could also contribute to their subjective autobiographical saliency. Songs which have been popular during adolescence or young adulthood (ages 10-30) are more likely to evoke stronger memories, a phenomenon known as a reminiscence bump. In the present study, we sought to determine how song-specific age, emotional responsiveness to music, musical features, and subjective memory functioning contribute to the subjective autobiographical saliency of music in older adults. In a music listening study, 112 participants rated excerpts of popular songs from the 1950s to the 1980s for autobiographical saliency. Additionally, they filled out questionnaires about emotional responsiveness to music and subjective memory functioning. The song excerpts' musical features were extracted computationally using MIRtoolbox. Results showed that autobiographical saliency was best predicted by song-specific age and emotional responsiveness to music and musical features. Newer songs that were more similar in rhythm to older songs were also rated higher in autobiographical saliency. Overall, this study contributes to autobiographical memory research by uncovering a set of factors affecting the subjective autobiographical saliency of music.
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- Ilja Salakka
- Music, Ageing and Rehabilitation Team, Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Rehabilitation Foundation, Helsinki, Finland
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- Music, Ageing and Rehabilitation Team, Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Music, Ageing and Rehabilitation Team, Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Music, Ageing and Rehabilitation Team, Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Gopi Y, Madan CR. Subjective memory measures: Metamemory questionnaires currently in use. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2024; 77:924-942. [PMID: 37300278 PMCID: PMC11032637 DOI: 10.1177/17470218231183855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Subjective memory evaluation is important for assessing memory abilities and complaints alongside objective measures. In research and clinical settings, questionnaires are used to examine perceived memory ability, memory complaints, and memory beliefs/knowledge. Although they provide a structured measure of self-reported memory, there is some debate as to whether subjective evaluation accurately reflects memory abilities. Specifically, the disconnect between subjective and objective memory measures remains a long-standing issue within the field. Thus, it is essential to evaluate the benefits and limitations of questionnaires that are currently in use. This review encompasses three categories of metamemory questionnaires: self-efficacy, complaints, and multidimensional questionnaires. Factors influencing self-evaluation of memory including knowledge and beliefs about memory, ability to evaluate memory, recent metamemory experiences, and affect are examined. The relationship between subjective and objective memory measures is explored, and considerations for future development and use of metamemory questionnaires are provided.
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- Yashoda Gopi
- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Jung JH, Park JH, Park KH. Comparison of lifestyle, cognitive function, mental health, and quality of life between hospitalized older adults with COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 in South Korea: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:306. [PMID: 38565998 PMCID: PMC10986076 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04646-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly impacted older adults, resulting in many deaths. The impact of lifestyle and mental health on vulnerable groups, such as older adults, can be large and long lasting. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of COVID-19 confirmation on cognition, lifestyle, mental health, and quality of life in adults aged 55 years. METHODS The sample consisted of 111 people in the COVID group and 189 people in the non-COVID group aged over 55 years in South Korea. An online survey was conducted between January and May 2022. Participants responded to the following assessment tools: Yonsei Lifestyle Profile, Prospective and Retrospective Memory (PRMQ), Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire (SMCQ), Visual Analogue Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19 S), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF). Differences in lifestyle, cognition, depression, anxiety, and quality of life were compared between the two groups. RESULTS There were significant differences in physical activity, diet, the total score of the PRMQ, PM (a sub-score of the PRMQ), PHQ-9, Korean version of the ISI (ISI-K), and WHOQOL-BREF scores between the COVID and non-COVID groups. However, there were no significant differences in activity participation, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), or FCV-19 S between groups. CONCLUSIONS The study confirms that COVID-19 negatively affects memory, physical activity, diet, quality of life, depression, and insomnia in the older adults. Therefore, this study implicated that prevention and intervention strategies required improving the memory, lifestyle, and mental health of older adults with COVID-19. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Yonsei university in Korea (Registration number: 1041849-202112-SB-226-03, Date of registration: 01042022).
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- Jae Hyu Jung
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, Anseong, Korea
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea.
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Calatayud E, Oliván-Blázquez B, Sánchez Peña M, Aguilar-Latorre A, Tena-Bernal O. Cognitive and functional evolution in older adults with and without intellectual disability using a multicomponent intervention: A prospective longitudinal study. Exp Gerontol 2024; 185:112352. [PMID: 38128849 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND The global population is experiencing accelerated biopsychosocial aging. Cognitive impairment is frequently associated with functional impairment in basic and instrumental daily living activities. To maintain optimal cognitive and functional functioning, health professionals recommend that older adults participate in cognitive training. AIMS This study examines the cognitive and functional evolution of older adults with and without Intellectual Disability and the factors associated with favourable evolution following the intervention of a multicomponent programme based on the human occupational model and the person-centred care model. METHODS AND PROCEDURES 247 people participated. Descriptive and univariate analyses were performed to examine baseline data. The Wilcoxon paired samples test was used to compare cognitive and functional evolution one year after the intervention. Linear regression was used to detect factors predicting favourable evolution. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Both populations improved cognitively. There was no change in basic activities of daily living. There was an improvement in instrumental activities of daily living in the group with Intellectual Disability. None of the variables collected was a predictor of greater improvement. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study demonstrated that older people with Intellectual Disability who have supports to cope with this life stage can improve their cognitive and functional abilities.
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- Estela Calatayud
- Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Institute for Health Research Aragón (IIS Aragón), building CIBA, Avda, San Juan Bosco, 13, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institute for Health Research Aragón (IIS Aragón), building CIBA, Avda, San Juan Bosco, 13, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Social and Labour Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragonese Tutelary Association for Intellectual Disability (ATADES), Sonsoles Residential Centre Termine Miraflores, s / n, 50630 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institute for Health Research Aragón (IIS Aragón), building CIBA, Avda, San Juan Bosco, 13, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Department of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Human Sciences and Education of Huesca, University of Zaragoza, 22003 Huesca, Spain.
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- Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Aragonese Tutelary Association for Intellectual Disability (ATADES), Santo Ángel Occupational and Residential Centre, C / Ariza n°8, 50012 Zaragoza, Spain
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Arola A, Laakso HM, Heinonen H, Pitkänen J, Ahlström M, Lempiäinen J, Paajanen T, Virkkala J, Koikkalainen J, Lötjönen J, Korvenoja A, Melkas S, Jokinen H. Subjective vs informant-reported cognitive complaints have differential clinical significance in covert cerebral small vessel disease. CEREBRAL CIRCULATION - COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR 2023; 5:100182. [PMID: 37745893 PMCID: PMC10514088 DOI: 10.1016/j.cccb.2023.100182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Objective Subjective cognitive complaints are common in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD), yet their relationship with informant evaluations, objective cognitive functions and severity of brain changes are poorly understood. We studied the associations of subjective and informant reports with findings from comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and brain MRI. Method In the Helsinki SVD Study, 152 older adults with varying degrees of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) but without stroke or dementia were classified as having normal cognition or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) based on neuropsychological criteria. The measures also included continuous domain scores for memory and executive functions. Cognitive complaints were evaluated with the subjective and informant versions of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) and Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX); functional abilities with the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (A-IADL); and depressive symptoms with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Results Subjective cognitive complaints correlated significantly with informant reports (r=0.40-0.50, p<0.001). After controlling for demographics, subjective and informant DEX and PRMQ were not related to MCI, memory or executive functions. Instead, subjective DEX and PRMQ significantly associated with GDS-15 and informant DEX and PRMQ with WMH volume and A-IADL. Conclusions Neither subjective nor informant-reported cognitive complaints associated with objective cognitive performance. Informant-evaluations were related to functional impairment and more severe WMH, whereas subjective complaints only associated with mild depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that awareness of cognitive impairment may be limited in early-stage cSVD and highlight the value of informant assessments in the identification of patients with functional impairment.
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- Anne Arola
- Division of Neuropsychology, HUS Neurocenter, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Neuropsychology, HUS Neurocenter, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Neuropsychology, HUS Neurocenter, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Work ability and working careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurophysiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Combinostics Ltd, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Combinostics Ltd, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Medical Imaging Center, Radiology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Neuropsychology, HUS Neurocenter, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Lequerica AH, Houston M, Chen MH, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Preliminary construct validity of a memory concerns scale derived from a PROMIS® item bank in a spanish-speaking sample. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2022:1-13. [PMID: 35362366 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2022.2058965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study examined preliminary evidence of construct validity in a stand-alone memory concerns scale constructed from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Cognitive Function item bank. A sample of 396 individuals, ages 18-75 (M = 33.7, SD = 12.7), from Spain and Latin America completed an online survey regarding lifetime exposure to factors associated with neurological compromise. The sample was 69.4% female. Respondents completed 8 items from the PROMIS® Cognitive Function item bank v1.0 dealing with memory concerns (MCS-8) along with the PROMIS® 8-item short form reflecting general cognitive concerns (CCS-8). The MCS-8 had high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.90), and represented a factor distinct from general cognitive concerns items on the CCS-8 in confirmatory factor analysis. Analysis of covariance controlling for sex, age, and education, showed that individuals endorsing history of exposure to sources of neurological compromise scored significantly lower T-scores on the MCS-8 than those who did not report any such history, F(1,390) = 6.4, p = 0.012. Older age was significantly associated with greater memory concerns, a relationship with age not observed with the CCS-8. As a stand-alone self-report measure, the MCS-8 appears to measure a construct distinct from general cognitive concerns that may be of interest for further research in clinical populations.
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- Anthony H Lequerica
- Kessler Foundation, East Hanover, NJ, USA.,Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.,Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
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- BioCruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute. Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.,IKERBASQUE. Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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"Do I Have a Memory Problem? I Can't Recall": An Evaluation of Measurement Invariance in Subjective Reporting of Memory Symptoms among Persons with and without Objective HIV-Associated Memory Impairment. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2022; 28:166-176. [PMID: 33952370 PMCID: PMC9011384 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617721000448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Memory symptoms and objective impairment are common in HIV disease and are associated with disability. A paradoxical issue is that objective episodic memory failures can interfere with accurate recall of memory symptoms. The present study assessed whether responses on a self-report scale of memory symptoms demonstrate measurement invariance in persons with and without objective HIV-associated memory impairment. METHOD In total, 505 persons with HIV completed the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). Objective memory impairment (n = 141) was determined using a 1-SD cutoff on clinical tests of episodic memory. PRMQ measurement invariance was assessed by confirmatory factor analyses examining a one-factor model with increasing cross-group equality constraints imposed on factor loadings and item thresholds (i.e., configural, weak, and strong invariance). RESULTS Configural model fit indicated that identical items measured a one-factor model for both groups. Comparison to the weak model indicated that factor loadings were equivalent across groups. However, there was evidence of partial strong invariance, with two PRMQ item thresholds differing across memory impairment groups. Post hoc analyses using a 1.5-SD memory impairment cutoff (n = 77) revealed both partial weak and partial strong invariance, such that PRMQ item loadings differed across memory groups for three items. CONCLUSIONS The PRMQ demonstrated a robust factor structure among persons with and without objective HIV-associated memory impairment. However, on select PRMQ items, individuals with memory impairment reported observed scores that were relatively higher than their latent score, while items were more strongly associated with the memory factor in a group with greater memory impairment.
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Perez V, Garrido-Chaves R, Zapater-Fajarí M, Pulopulos MM, Barbosa F, Hidalgo V, Salvador A. Deficits in facial emotional valence processing in older people with subjective memory complaints: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. Psychophysiology 2021; 59:e13989. [PMID: 34927249 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Subjective memory complaints (SMCs), which occur in the absence of clinical memory deficits, may precede mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). Some studies have reported a deficit in facial emotion processing in people with MCI or AD. However, it is unclear whether this deficit is also present in older people with SMCs. The present study used behavioral measurements and event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate the facial emotion processing of 41 older people with SMCs and 38 without SMCs. The task contained 204 images displaying facial emotions (positive, negative, and neutral). In terms of behavior, our results showed that participants with SMCs were slower and less accurate than controls. In terms of ERPs, the N170 latency was longer in men with SMCs than in controls, whereas no differences were observed between groups in the P300 and late positive potential (LPP) latencies or amplitudes. Moreover, in participants with SMCs, higher P300 and LPP amplitudes were related to better performance on working memory, psychomotor speed, and attention. Additionally, women were faster and more accurate than men on the facial emotion-processing task. In sum, these results suggest that older people with SMCs may have deficits in the processing of facial expressions of emotion. However, this deficit seems to affect the structural encoding of faces, rather than the late stages of processing.
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- Vanesa Perez
- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.,Department of Psychology and Sociology, Area of Psychobiology, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Teruel, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.,Department of Psychology and Sociology, Area of Psychobiology, University of Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Teruel, Spain
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- Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, IDOCAL, Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Gryffydd L, Mitra B, Wright BJ, Kinsella GJ. Assessing prospective memory in older age: the relationship between self-report and performance on clinic-based and naturalistic tasks. AGING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION 2020; 29:104-120. [DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2020.1857327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Lei Gryffydd
- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- National Trauma Research Institute, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Psychology, Caulfield Hospital, Caulfield, Australia
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Vaskivuo L, Hokkanen L, Hänninen T, Antikainen R, Bäckman L, Laatikainen T, Paajanen T, Stigsdotter-Neely A, Strandberg T, Tuomilehto J, Soininen H, Kivipelto M, Ngandu T. Self and Informant Memory Reports in FINGER: Associations with Two-Year Cognitive Change. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 71:785-795. [PMID: 31424391 DOI: 10.3233/jad-190133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) may be the first sign of cognitive decline in aging. OBJECTIVE To examine whether SMCs reported by oneself and informant predict cognitive change over 2 years among at-risk elderly people, and to determine the relationship of different types of SMCs (prospective and retrospective memory complaints) and change in cognitive function. METHODS This investigation is part of the FINGER project, which is a multicenter randomized controlled trial aiming at preventing cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with increased risk of dementia. A subsample of 303 control-group participants (aged 60-80 years) and their informants (n = 261) rated the frequency of SMCs, using the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). Cognitive performance was measured at baseline and at 1- and 2-year follow-up visits using a neuropsychological test battery. RESULTS Participants who reported more SMCs improved less in global cognition, executive function, and memory during the subsequent 2 years in the fully-adjusted analyses. Self-reported retrospective memory problems predicted less improvement in all cognitive domains, whereas prospective memory problems did not. Informant-reported memory problems were not linked to subsequent change in cognition. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that self-reported SMCs, measured with PRMQ, predict future cognitive change in several cognitive domains. By contrast, reports by informants were not linked to changes in cognition. Among cognitively healthy at-risk elderly individuals, the persons themselves observe more easily problems relevant for their future cognitive trajectories than their informants.
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- Laura Vaskivuo
- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neurocenter/ Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Oulu, Center for Life Course Health Research, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and Oulu City Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Hospital District of North Karelia, Joensuu, Finland
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden and Department of Social and Psychological Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- University of Oulu, Center for Life Course Health Research, Oulu, Finland.,University of Helsinki, Clinicum, and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,South Ostrobothnia Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland and Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Danube University Kerms, Krems, Austria and Kind Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Neurocenter/ Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.,Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute of Clinical Medicine/Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Karolinska Institutet Center for Alzheimer Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Public Health Promotion Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,Karolinska Institutet Center for Alzheimer Research, Stockholm, Sweden
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Links between Cognitive Status and Trace Element Levels in Hair for an Environmentally Exposed Population: A Case Study in the Surroundings of the Estarreja Industrial Area. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16224560. [PMID: 31752166 PMCID: PMC6888438 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16224560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the present study, trace elements (TE) levels were evaluated in scalp hair along the continuum from healthy subjects (HS) to patients suffering from subjective memory concerns (SMC), and/or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and those with already installed dementia (DEM) in order to: (i) assess the effects of environmental and lifestyle factors on TE concentrations and (ii) evaluate the analyzed elements as possible diagnostic biomarkers for the disease. The study involved 79 mainly permanent residents, >55 years old, from the city of Estarreja (northern Portugal), a former industrial area. The health status of the participants was assessed by means of a complete socio-demographic questionnaire and through cognitive screening tests, namely the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The test scores were categorized and used in the statistical analysis. Hair samples were collected and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) ICP-MS for selected TE. Dementia appears to be associated with higher age, the female gender, lower education level, and longer residence time in the study area. In addition, most of the participants diagnosed with dementia frequently consume home-grown foodstuffs, some irrigated with contaminated well water. The calculation of the TE enrichment factors of soil samples collected in kitchen gardens/small farms in the vicinity of the Estarreja Chemical Complex (ECC) reinforces the degree of Hg soil contamination in the area, due to anthropogenic sources that can be a source for the population Hg exposure route among others. Mercury levels in hair differed significantly between the four individual groups (HS, SMC, MCI, and DEM), increasing from healthy to dementia participants. Improved diagnostic results can be obtained using hair TE signatures coupled with MMSE scores. This strategy may prove useful for predictive diagnosis in population screening for cognitive impairment.
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