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A-179 The Relationship Between Self-Rated Everyday Memory and Cognitive Status Among Older Adults


 
 
 Neuropsychologists often supplement performance-based measures of cognition with self-report questionnaires. One questionnaire—the Measurement of Everyday Cognition (ECog)—has shown promise in differentiating between impaired and non-impaired populations; however, little research has been done specifically on the memory items from the shortened version: the ECog-12. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which the Ecog-12 Memory subscale can predict actual cognitive function as measured by a performance-based screening test.
 
 
 
 Older adults (ages 55–90; n = 74) completed the ECog-12 and were administered the Mini-Mental Status Exam—2nd Edition (MMSE-2), with scores dichotomized into normal function and impaired function.
 
 
 
 Binary logistic regression found that the ECog-12 Memory subscale items explained between 57% and 87% of variance in normal/impaired MMSE-2 scores and accurately classified 79.7% of cases.
 
 
 
 Brief self-report measures of everyday memory functioning are sensitive to cognitive decline among older adults.
