Abstract
Objective memory criteria for diagnosing age-associated memory impairment (AAMI), age-consistent memory impairment, and late-life forgetfulness (LLF) were applied to 523 cognitively normal older persons divided into 2 groups on the basis of the clinical memory assessment battery they received. Seventy-seven percent of Group 2 and 98% of Group 1 met the Crook et al. (1986) cognitive criteria for AAMI on at least 1 test. Rates based on individual tests varied from 7% to 96%. Objective-cognitive criteria for LLF were met by no members of Group 1 but by 31% of Group 2. Results suggest that, as proposed, the criteria for age-related diagnoses lack reliability. Concerns regarding the diagnosis of normal memory in older populations are considered.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 551-558 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Psychology and Aging |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1991 |
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- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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Age-associated memory impairment diagnoses : problems of reliability and concerns for terminology. / Smith, G.; Ivnik, R. J.; Petersen, Ronald Carl; Malec, J. F.; Kokmen, E.; Tangalos, Eric George.
In: Psychology and Aging, Vol. 6, No. 4, 12.1991, p. 551-558.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Malec, J. F.
AU - Kokmen, E.
AU - Tangalos, Eric George
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AB - Objective memory criteria for diagnosing age-associated memory impairment (AAMI), age-consistent memory impairment, and late-life forgetfulness (LLF) were applied to 523 cognitively normal older persons divided into 2 groups on the basis of the clinical memory assessment battery they received. Seventy-seven percent of Group 2 and 98% of Group 1 met the Crook et al. (1986) cognitive criteria for AAMI on at least 1 test. Rates based on individual tests varied from 7% to 96%. Objective-cognitive criteria for LLF were met by no members of Group 1 but by 31% of Group 2. Results suggest that, as proposed, the criteria for age-related diagnoses lack reliability. Concerns regarding the diagnosis of normal memory in older populations are considered.
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