Subjective memory complaints in the elderly: Prevalence and influence of temporal orientation, depression and quality of life in a population-based study in the city of Madrid

• Published in: Aging & mental health Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 85 - 96
• Main Authors: Montejo, Pedro, Montenegro, Mercedes, Fernández, Miguel A., Maestú, Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ageing; Aging; Anxiety; Anxiety-Depression; Cognitive psychology; Complaints; Depression; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Memory; Memory Disorders - epidemiology; Mental health; Older people; Orientation; Population; Prevalence; Quality of Life; Spain; Spain - epidemiology; Subjective feelings; subjective memory complaints; temporal orientation; Spain

Objectives: It is still a matter of debate whether variables such as education, sex, age, personality and others underlie subjective memory complaints (SMC). Our objectives are to study: the prevalence of memory complaints in the city of Madrid, the distribution of complaints in the population accor...