Older Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline Worry About the Emotional Impact of Cognitive Test Results.

We report data for 393 respondents (online: n=296, primary care: n=97), mean age of 63 years, age range of 50 to 91 years, and 60% endorsing SCD. Compared with No SCD, those with SCD anticipated a higher number of worries centered disproportionately on worries of becoming depressed, ashamed or embarrassed, feeling "stupid" and unable to do things, and being put in a nursing home. We observed this SCD pattern of worries in both samples. DISCUSSION: Individuals with SCD worry about the emotional consequences of cognitive testing. This at-risk group would benefit from interventions focused on these concerns to increase patient engagement with cognitive tests. PMID: 31573983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord Source Type: research