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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-eight patients with Alzheimer's disease were asked to give a qualitative (estimation of memory changes) and quantitative assessment of their own performance on memory tasks and also of their relatives' performance. Qualitative assessment showed to be independent from measured memory-deficits, while the precision of quantitative prediction of performance deteriorated with increased cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment of the demented patients did not influence the prediction of the performance of their relatives. Both, qualitative and quantitative assessment of memory performance were influenced by premorbid coping-strategies. Patients, who were attributed to use strategies of cognitive avoidance, more often claimed to have no changes in memory function or over-estimated their memory performance. The results of this investigation reveal that methodological issues influence studies on the association of meta-cognitive abilities with the severity of dementia to a great extent. They also suggest that awareness of deficits should be based on a complex, multi-dimensional concept.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0720-4299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
327-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Awareness of memory deficits in patients with probable Alzheimer's disease].
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Gerichtliche Psychologie und Psychiatrie der Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar. petra.retz.junginger@uniklinikum-saarland.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, English Abstract