The Identification of Attention Complaints in the General Population and Their Effect on Quality of Life

Objective: To provide more insight into subjective attention complaints in a healthy adult and elderly population and how these affect Quality of Life (QoL). Method: A group of 1,550 healthy Dutch participants complete a postal questionnaire including items from the Maastricht Attention and Memory C...

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Published in:Journal of attention disorders 2011-01, Vol.15 (1), p.46-55
Main Authors: Scholtissen-In de Braek, Dymphie M. J. M., Hurks, Petra P. M., van Boxtel, Martin P. J., Dijkstra, Jeanette B., Jolles, Jelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adult
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - psychology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Check lists
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Emotional Problems
Emotions
Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Foreign Countries
Geriatrics
Health Status
Humans
Interpersonal Relationship
Inventories
Life Style
Linear Models
Male
Memory
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Mood
Netherlands
Older Adults
Pain
Physical Health
Psychological Patterns
Quality of Life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Sleep
Sleep disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective: To provide more insight into subjective attention complaints in a healthy adult and elderly population and how these affect Quality of Life (QoL). Method: A group of 1,550 healthy Dutch participants complete a postal questionnaire including items from the Maastricht Attention and Memory Checklist (MAC). The impact of attention complaints on QoL is investigated in a subsample of 499 participants. Results: Factor analysis (N = 1,550) reveals two factors: Attention and Memory. Attention complaints are related to depressed mood, anxiety, vitality, and sleep problems that can have serious consequences for daily life functioning and QoL (n = 499). Memory complaints are related to other aspects of health, such as pain and changes in health. Conclusion: Attention complaints in the healthy population are common and related to depression, anxiety, and sleep and several aspects of QoL, such as problems with social functioning, emotional problems, and vitality.
ISSN:1087-0547
1557-1246
DOI:10.1177/1087054709347260