Subjective Memory and its Association with Cognitive Performance among Older Adults: Findings from a Cohort Study in Lebanon
Monique Chaaya, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Martine Elbejjani, Stephen McCall, Aya El Sammak, Alexandra Abi Nassif, CH Henry Ngwa, Carlos Mendes de Leon · 2025
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Monique Chaaya and seven co-authors ask, in a 2025 study, whether a single question about memory can stand in for full thinking tests in older adults. In poorer countries, populations are aging fast and dementia will surge, yet the standard tests take time and tire patients. Whether people's own memory ratings match their test scores has been unclear.
The team used a cohort of 1,502 adults aged sixty and over from a rural district of Lebanon, enrolled in late 2023. Each person rated their memory in one item and took four thinking tests, covering word recall and reports from family members. The study checks how the one answer lines up with the test scores once other factors are adjusted for. A cheap, valid question would ease screening in busy clinics.
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| CREATOR | Monique Chaaya, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Martine Elbejjani, Stephen McCall, Aya El Sammak, Alexandra Abi Nassif, CH Henry Ngwa, Carlos Mendes de Leon |
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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 |