Self‐awareness of cognitive impairment in a community‐based cohort
A. M. Barrett, Ting Fang Alvin Ang, Yulin Liu, Sherral A. Devine, Jesse Mez, Rhoda Au, Honghuang Lin · 2025
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Description
Barrett and co-authors report a 2025 study of how well people judge their own memory and thinking. They drew on the Framingham Heart Study, a long community study with three generations of members. Before brain tests, each person was asked if they had concerns about memory or thinking, and if so, if they felt it was normal for their age.
The study covered 5,110 people, with an average age of 67 years. Among 359 people found to have mild problems or dementia, about half said they had no concerns at all. Many who did report concerns said they thought the change was normal for their age. The results warn that self reports alone can miss real decline.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | A. M. Barrett, Ting Fang Alvin Ang, Yulin Liu, Sherral A. Devine, Jesse Mez, Rhoda Au, Honghuang Lin |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |