title: Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of everyday memory lapses in older adults.
abstract: Everyday memory lapses experienced by older adults (OAs) were examined using a daily-diary checklist and retrospective questionnaire. In Experiment 1, 138 younger and 138 OAs indicated the frequency of forgetting of 16 memory lapses, and whether each occurred daily during the course of a week. OAs reported more memory lapses on the questionnaire, but not the daily diary. OAs reported more frequently forgetting names and words, while younger adults had more difficulty with appointments and personal dates. Fewer memory lapses on the daily diary were related to better performance on a laboratory-memory measure for OAs. In Experiment 2, 62 OAs returned for a five-year follow-up and endorsed experiencing more memory lapses on the daily diary compared to baseline, specifically forgetting more names and words, but not the retrospective questionnaire. Daily checklist memory lapses again correlated with the laboratory-memory measure. A daily checklist may be a viable way to assess everyday memory lapses.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Washington State University , Pullman , WA , USA.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McAlister
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Washington State University , Pullman , WA , USA.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmitter-Edgecombe
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology; D014825:Vocabulary; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aging; cognition; daily diary; memory; memory complaints
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