Association between subjective memory complaints and impaired higher-level functional capacity in people aged 60 years or older

Highlights • Higher-level functional capacity is crucial for the elderly to keep independent life. • Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are subjective awareness of memory loss. • Women with SMCs tended to be impaired higher-level functional capacity. • SMCs can be a useful indicator of impaired hig...

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Published inArchives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 201 - 205
Main Authors Ogata, Soshiro, Hayashi, Chisato, Sugiura, Keiko, Hayakawa, Kazuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.2015
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition - physiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - psychology
Executive Function
Female
Functional capacity
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Independent living
Internal Medicine
Long-Term Care
Male
Memory
Memory disorders
Memory Disorders - diagnosis
Mild cognitive impairment
Subjective memory complaints
Tokyo
Tokyo
Memory disorders
subjective memory complaints
Activities of daily living
Mild cognitive impairment
SMCs
BADLs
Independent living
Functional capacity
TMIG
IADLs
basic activities of daily living
instrumental activities of daily living
geriatric depression scale
GDS
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Subjective memory complaints
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Summary:Highlights • Higher-level functional capacity is crucial for the elderly to keep independent life. • Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are subjective awareness of memory loss. • Women with SMCs tended to be impaired higher-level functional capacity. • SMCs can be a useful indicator of impaired higher-level functional capacity.
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ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2014.10.015