title: Memory beliefs and function in fibromyalgia patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate memory beliefs and their relationship to actual memory function in fibromyalgia (FM) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three FM patients, 23 age- and education-matched controls, and 22 older controls completed the Metamemory in Adulthood (MIA) questionnaire, which assessed beliefs about seven aspects of memory function. Group differences on the seven scales were assessed, and scores on the capacity scale were correlated with objective memory performance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FM patients reported lower memory capacity and more memory deterioration than did either control group. Patients reported lower control or self-efficacy over memory, higher achievement motivation, higher strategy use, and higher anxiety about memory than age-matched controls did. Among the patients, perceived capacity, achievement motivation, and self-efficacy were significantly correlated with objective memory performance on a recall task.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FM patients' complaints about memory function have some accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, United States. jglass@umich.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Denise C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minear
authors.forename: Leslie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Crofford
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013223:Statistics as Topic