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The Impact of Memory Change on Everyday Life Among Older Adults: Association with Cognition and Self-Reported Memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2021

Komal T. Shaikh Open the ORCID record for Komal T. Shaikh [Opens in a new window] ,
Erica L. Tatham ,
Susan Vandermorris ,
Theone Paterson ,
Kathryn Stokes ,
Morris Freedman ,
Brian Levine ,
Jill B. Rich  and
Angela K. Troyer Open the ORCID record for Angela K. Troyer [Opens in a new window]
Komal T. Shaikh*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Erica L. Tatham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Susan Vandermorris
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Theone Paterson
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
Kathryn Stokes
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Morris Freedman
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Department of Medicine (Neurology), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada Department of Medicine (Neurology), Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Brian Levine
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Jill B. Rich
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada
Angela K. Troyer
Affiliation:
Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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*Correspondence and reprint requests to: Komal T. Shaikh, Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3Canada. Email: kshaikh@yorku.ca
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Abstract

Objectives:

Many older adults experience memory changes that can have a meaningful impact on their everyday lives, such as restrictions to lifestyle activities and negative emotions. Older adults also report a variety of positive coping responses that help them manage these changes. The purpose of this study was to determine how objective cognitive performance and self-reported memory are related to the everyday impact of memory change.

Methods:

We examined these associations in a sample of 94 older adults (age 60–89, 52% female) along a cognitive ability continuum from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment.

Results:

Correlational analyses revealed that greater restrictions to lifestyle activities (|rs| = .36–.66), more negative emotion associated with memory change (|rs| = .27–.76), and an overall greater burden of memory change on everyday living (|rs| = .28–.61) were associated with poorer objective memory performance and lower self-reported memory ability and satisfaction. Performance on objective measures of executive attention was unrelated to the impact of memory change. Self-reported strategy use was positively related to positive coping with memory change (|r| = .26), but self-reported strategy use was associated with more negative emotions regarding memory change (|r| = .23).

Conclusions:

Given the prevalence of memory complaints among older adults, it is important to understand the experience of memory change and its impact on everyday functioning in order to develop services that target the specific needs of this population.

Keywords

Everyday functioningLifestyle changesEmotional responseCopingDaily lifePatient-reported outcome measures
Type
Regular Research
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 27 , Issue 9 , October 2021 , pp. 896 - 904
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Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2021

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