Subjective Memory Complaints in White and African American Participants

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-13-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

Objective: Subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia but are understudied in African Americans (AAs). We compared SMC endorsement in white and AA participants and evaluated predictors of diagnostic progression. Methods: Initial visit variables, including SMC and memory performance, were compared within a cognitively normal race-matched sample of white and AA participants (N total = 912; 456each race) to assess the presence and predictors of SMC, the predictors of future diagnostic progression, and the change in memory performance over time. Results: More white (32.9%) than AA (24.3%) participants reported SMC (P... (see full abstract in article).

Keywords

Subjective memory complaints; Diagnostic progression; African American

Disciplines

Nervous System Diseases | Neurosciences

Language

English

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