A subjective memory assessment questionnaire for use with elderly people after stroke

The aim of this study was to develop a subjective memory questionnaire for use with elderly people after stroke. A 13-item questionnaire was devised using items identified by 10 stroke patients and taken from existing memory questionnaires. It was tested on 50 elderly stroke patients and 50 elderly...

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Published in:Clinical rehabilitation 1995-08, Vol.9 (3), p.238-244
Main Authors: Davis, Alison M, Cockburn, Janet M, Wade, Derick T, Smith, Philip T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Elderly people
Medical sciences
Memory
Neurology
Strokes
Subjective judgments
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:The aim of this study was to develop a subjective memory questionnaire for use with elderly people after stroke. A 13-item questionnaire was devised using items identified by 10 stroke patients and taken from existing memory questionnaires. It was tested on 50 elderly stroke patients and 50 elderly control subjects. Validation was carried out using the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) and a significant positive correlation was obtained (r= 0.71 ; p
ISSN:0269-2155
1477-0873
DOI:10.1177/026921559500900310