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13 Relationship Between Subjective Cognitive Decline and Episodic Memory Among Older Adults with and Without Neurocognitive Impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2023

Derek C Killingsworth ,
Michael J Persin ,
Eman Nabulsi ,
Rebekah Griffin ,
Jeanné M Dube ,
Harrison G Boynton ,
Danielle R Hardesty  and
Michael D Barnett
Derek C Killingsworth*
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Michael J Persin
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Eman Nabulsi
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Rebekah Griffin
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Jeanné M Dube
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Harrison G Boynton
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Danielle R Hardesty
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
Michael D Barnett
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA
*
Correspondence: Derek C Killingworth, University of Texas at Tyler, dkillingsworth@patriots.uttyler.edu
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Abstract

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Objective:

Previous research has found that subjective cognitive decline corresponds with assessed memory impairment and could even be predictive of neurocognitive impairment. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a single self-report item of subjective cognitive decline corresponds with the results of a performance-based measure of episodic memory.

Participants and Methods:

Older adults (n = 100; age 60-90) were given the single item measure of subjective cognitive decline developed by Verfaille et al. (2018).

Results:

Those who endorsed subjective cognitive decline (n = 68) had lower scores on the CVLT-II long delay free recall than those who did not endorse such a decline (n = 32). Additionally, older adults with a neurocognitive diagnosis believed their memory was becoming worse at a higher proportion than those without.

Conclusions:

While a single item of subjective cognitive decline should not be substituted for a comprehensive evaluation of memory, the results suggest that it may have utility as a screening item.

Keywords

memory: normalself-reportneurocognition
Type
Poster Session 08: Assessment | Psychometrics | Noncredible Presentations | Forensic
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 29 , Supplement s1: Final Program Fifty First Annual Meeting International Neuropsychological Society February 1–4, 2023 San Diego, CA, USA , November 2023 , pp. 697
Copyright
Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023