Study on the influencing factors of subjective memory complains in community elderly

Abstract

Objective To explore the level of the subjective memory complaints and its influencing factors among the elderly people in the community. Methods The Memory Satisfaction of the Muti-factorial Memory Questionnaire was to evaluate the subjective memory complaints of the community elders, the objective memory function and general cognitive function were evaluated by the Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) and Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) respectively, the depression was evaluate by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-1), and the general population was collected by the general information questionnaire. Results The incidence of subjective memory complaints in the community was 76%, multiple regression analysis showed that GDS score (β=-0.522, P<0.001) , gender (β=0.137,P<0.05) and AVLT delayed recall score (β=0.136,P<0.05) were the main complaints of subjective memory in the elderly influencing factors. Conclusion Depression and objective memory are the main influencing factors of elderly subjective memory complaints, suggesting that when developing a primary preventive strategy, consideration should be given to cognitive screening of elderly people who with subjective memory complains and inclusion of prevention and management as a risk population for dementia, with a focus on providing health services and family visits. Key words: Subjective memory complain; Depression; Influencing factors; Primary prevention