Memory awareness among Japanese nursing facility residents

Autor: May H. Wykle, Satoshi Ide, Graham J. McDougall
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 14:601-607
ISSN: 1099-1166
0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199908)14:8<601::aid-gps916>3.0.co;2-c
Popis: One hundred and seventeen elderly residents of seven geriatric health facilities located in Tokyo participated in this study. The Mini-Mental State, Metamemory in Adulthood, Geriatric Depression Health Scale and demographic questionnaires were used in face-to-face interviews. The subjects were 32 males and 85 females, with a mean age of 83.08 years. Depression was found to be a key factor for explaining metamemory. Depression accounted for 17% of the variance in capacity and 23% in change. There were no differences between the mild cognitive impairment group and the cognitively intact group on achievement, capacity, change, locus and strategy subscales. When depression was considered as a moderating factor, a difference arose between two cognitive levels. History of stroke was not related to metamemory in this study; however, future studies should emphasize memory awareness in brain injury residents since 41% of the sample had a history of CVA.
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