Prevalence and predictors of    subjective XXXX    in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study.

@entity1 @entity6461 @entity308 @entity1538 @entity73 @entity148 @entity663
OBJECTIVES: To document the prevalence of self- and informant report of cognitive problems, usually referred to as "subjective @entity73 " (SCCs), in a community-dwelling sample of older adults and to examine the relationship between @entity73 , mood, and personality measures. @entity1 : Eight hundred twenty-seven nondemented community-dwelling adults aged 70-90 years. MEASUREMENTS: @entity1 were asked 24 @entity6461 questions, including the Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q), and completed neuropsychological testing in the domains of memory, language, executive function, visuospatial skills, and psychomotor speed. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Goldberg Anxiety Scale, and @entity663 , Openness, and Conscientiousness from the NEO-Five Factor Inventory were used as measures of @entity1 ' psychological status. Informants completed 19 @entity6461 questions, including a modified short Informant Questionnaire on @entity73 in the Elderly (IQCODE). RESULTS: Overall, 95.5% of @entity1 or their informants endorsed at least one @entity6461 . Although @entity1 were more likely to endorse a memory complaint, informants seemed more accurate in endorsing a complaint when @entity73 was objectively present. @entity6461 correlated with @entity1 ' scores on measures of @entity308 , @entity148 , @entity663 , and inversely with measures of @entity1538 and conscientiousness. Age, education, and sex had little impact on these effects. Regression analysis showed that psychological factors explained the number of complaints more than cognitive performance. CONCLUSIONS: The usefulness of SCCs as a criterion for mild @entity73 is questioned because of their high prevalence and their relationship to psychological factors. This may be helpful for clinicians to bear in mind when presented with @entity1 with @entity73 .
