ABSTRACT

Prospective Memory (PM) is the memory for completing future intentions. This study aimed to compare self-reported PM of individuals with stroke to healthy controls, to determine if PM is impaired after stroke. Additionally, self-reported PM for individuals with stroke was compared to significant-other reports, ascertaining a level of self-awareness of PM function. Twenty-eight individuals with stroke, 25 significant-others, and 27 healthy controls completed the Brief Assessment of PM (BAPM) and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) as part of a larger study. Individuals with stroke reported significantly more Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) PM failures compared to controls on Part A of the BAPM. On Part B, individuals with stroke reported BADL PM failures to be less problematic/important than controls, suggesting a lack of self-awareness into the consequences of PM failure. Individuals with stroke also reported significantly more PM and RM failures compared to controls on the PRMQ. No significant differences were found between individuals with stroke and their significant-others on both the BAPM and PRMQ. Results of this study helped to clarify the previous research and highlighted that individuals with stroke reported more PM failures than controls but underestimated the importance of such memory lapses.

摘要

前瞻记忆（PM）是完成未来意图的记忆。本研究旨在将中风患者自我报告的 PM 与健康对照组进行比较，以确定中风后 PM 是否受损。此外，将卒中患者自我报告的 PM 与其他重要报告进行比较，以确定 PM 功能的自我意识水平。作为大型研究的一部分，28 名中风患者、25 名重要他人和 27 名健康对照者完成了 PM 简要评估 (BAPM) 和前瞻性和回顾性记忆问卷 (PRMQ)。与 BAPM A 部分的对照组相比，中风患者报告的日常生活基本活动 (BADL) PM 失败明显更多。在 B 部分，中风个体报告的 BADL PM 失败比对照组问题少/重要，表明对 PM 失败的后果缺乏自我意识。与 PRMQ 上的对照组相比，中风个体报告的 PM 和 RM 故障显着更多。在 BAPM 和 PRMQ 中，中风个体与其重要的其他人之间没有发现显着差异。这项研究的结果有助于澄清之前的研究，并强调中风患者报告的 PM 失败比对照组多，但低估了这种记忆力衰退的重要性。