title: [The elderly and memory complaints. A study of self-knowledge about memory, depression and memory abilities].
abstract: A group of 24 elderly persons who applied for a memory training because of memory complaints is compared with a control group of 24 healthy persons (matched for age, sex, and education). The comparison concerned several memory tests, complaints above everyday memory, depression and aspects of meta-memory. Before training, the memory training group had more complaints about everyday memory and depression compared to the control group. The training group reported more decline in memory capacity and functioning compared to their earlier days. They also reported feelings of stress and anxiety related to memory performance in daily life. Before training, the training group had more general knowledge about basic memory processes and used memory strategies more frequently. On most memory tests no differences were found. Memory complaints of elderly people may therefore not only be related to memory abilities according to tests but also to individual (negative) beliefs in memory capacity and abilities.
authors.affiliation: vakgroep Neuropsychologie en Psychobiologie, Rijksuniversiteit Limburg.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Ponds
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Bruning
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jolles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012647:Self-Assessment
vernacular_title: Ouderen en geheugenklachten. Een onderzoek naar zelfkennis over het geheugen, depressie en geheugenprestaties.