Objective:

To examine the associations between the number and type of memory complaints with memory and sustained attention performance in healthy middle-aged adults.

Method:

Sixty-six healthy individuals aged 35–64 years (M_age = 47.73 years) were administered the seven Questions, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Sustained Attention to Response Task, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21.

Results:

The number of memory complaints was not associated with memory or sustained attention performance but was associated with anxiety symptoms. The type of memory complaint was likewise not associated with memory or sustained attention performance. The complaints “recent change in ability to remember things” and “trouble remembering things from one second to the next” were associated with anxiety symptoms.

Conclusion:

Complaints about memory in otherwise healthy middle-aged adults do not reliably indicate memory or sustained attention performance. Rather, these complaints are more likely to be associated with heightened, but nevertheless subclinical, anxiety.

中文翻译：

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健康中年人的记忆抱怨与记忆力或持续注意力表现无关

客观的：

研究健康中年人记忆障碍的数量和类型与记忆力和持续注意力表现之间的关系。

方法：

66 名年龄在 35-64 岁（M_年龄 = 47.73 岁）的健康个体接受了七个问题、Rey 听觉语言学习测试、持续关注响应任务和抑郁焦虑压力量表 21。

结果：

记忆投诉的数量与记忆力或持续注意力表现无关，但与焦虑症状有关。记忆抱怨的类型同样与记忆或持续注意力表现无关。抱怨“最近记忆事物的能力发生了变化”和“从一秒钟到下一秒钟都难以记住事情”与焦虑症状有关。

结论：

其他健康的中年人对记忆力的抱怨并不能可靠地表明记忆力或持续的注意力表现。相反，这些主诉更有可能与高度的但仍然是亚临床的焦虑有关。