Cognitive performance before and after the onset of subjective cognitive decline in old age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our objectives were (1) to test the association between the report of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and prospective objective cognitive performance in high age individuals and (2) to study the course of longitudinal cognitive performance before and after the first report of SCD.

Methods

Cognitively normal elderly participants of the German Study on Ageing, Cognition, and Dementia study (N = 2330) with SCD (subjective decline in memory with and without associated concerns) and without SCD at baseline were assessed over 8 years with regard to immediate and delayed verbal recall, verbal fluency, working memory, and global cognition. Baseline performance and cognitive trajectories were compared between groups. In addition, cognitive trajectories before and after

SUBMITTER: Koppara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4876897 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature