The meaning of reporting forgetfulness: a cross-sectional study of adults in the English 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey | Zendy

Claudia Cooper | Zendy; Paul Bebbington | Zendy; James Lindesay | Zendy; Howard Meltzer | Zendy; Sally McManus | Zendy; Rachel Jenkins | Zendy; Gill Livingston | Zendy

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The meaning of reporting forgetfulness: a cross-sectional study of adults in the English 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

Author(s) -

Claudia Cooper,

Paul Bebbington,

James Lindesay,

Howard Meltzer,

Sally McManus,

Rachel Jenkins,

Gill Livingston

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr121

Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , meaning (existential) , psychiatry , gerontology , psychotherapist , psychology , pathology

we measured subjective memory impairment (SMI) across the whole adult age range in a representative, national survey. Age is the strongest risk factor for dementia and SMI may be a precursor of objective cognitive impairment. We therefore hypothesised that SMI prevalence would rise with age in a non-demented population.

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