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标题：Subjective worsening of memory predicts dementia after three years
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作者：Anne Brækhus ; Anne Rita Øksengård ; Knut Engedal 等
期刊名称：Norsk epidemiologi
印刷版ISSN：0803-2491
出版年度：1998
卷号：8
期号：2
语种：English
出版社：Norsk forening for epidemiologi - The Norwegian Epidemiological Association
摘要：ABSTRACTStudy Objective: Design: Setting: Paricipants: Measurements: Results: Conclusions: Key words: aged, 75 years and over; subjective memory impairment; prospective study; dementiaElderly persons expressing a worsening of memory function are at increased risk ofdeveloping dementia.When adjusting for potential confounding by depressive symptoms, two of the GMSquestions scored at baseline, 'Is it more difficult to remember things than it used to be?' and 'Do youwrite reminders to yourself more often now than before?', were significant predictors of dementiawithin three years, OR = 3.3, 95% CI = 1.2–8.6 and OR = 2.8, 95% CI = 1.0–7.6, respectively.Dementia (DSM-III and DSM-III-R criteria).285 non-demented persons aged 75 years and above at start of study, 77.5% women.Persons living at home.Prospective study of a random sample of older people with follow-ups after three, six, nineand twelve years.To assess whether complaining of memory impairment, as measured by the subjectivepart of the Geriatric Mental State examination (GMS, the Canberra community version), predictslater development of dementia.