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

• Published in: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 201 - 205
• Main Authors: Ogata, Soshiro, Hayashi, Chisato, Sugiura, Keiko, Hayakawa, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...