ALL IN HOW YOU LOOK AT IT: ATTITUDES, AFFECT, AND ABILITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF SUBJECTIVE COGNITION
2024

Understanding Subjective Cognitive Decline and Its Impacts

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Author Information

Author(s): Bower Emily, Zammitti Melissa, Chenoweth Claudia

Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US

Hypothesis

How do attitudes and affect influence the assessment of subjective cognition in older adults?

Conclusion

The study highlights the complex relationships between self-perceived cognition, mood, and health in older adults.

Supporting Evidence

  • Subjective cognitive decline is a risk factor for dementia.
  • Self-perceived cognition is influenced by socioemotional and health factors.
  • Operational definitions of self-perceived cognition vary across research.

Takeaway

This study looks at how older people feel about their memory and how that relates to their mood and health.

Participant Demographics

Healthy older adults

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.0023

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