Validity and normative data of the Chinese Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) across adolescence, adults and elderly people

Introduction. The importance of memory is not restricted to remembering the knowledge and experiences of the past retrospective memory (RM), but also to remember what an individual must accomplish in the future prospective memory (PM). Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify RM and PM levels in students with learning disabilities (LD) according to some variables (gender, grade) and to identify the differences between the two types of memories. Methods. The study followed the comparative descriptive statistics. The study sample consisted of 37 male and female students with LD in middle school. The Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) was used in this study. Results. The results include the following: a statistically significant decrease from the average in PM and RM levels in students with LD, the existence of statistically significant differences between PM and RM in students with LD for the RM, the presence of statistically significant differences in the PM and RM according to the gender variable for females, and the presence of statistically significant differences in PM and RM according to the grade variable for the third grade of middle school. Conclusion. Students with LD may suffer from a decrease in their capacity to remember in the future, which causes many difficulties in daily life. We guide teachers to use external AIDS for students with LD (such as writing notes) to help students remember performing their tasks.

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Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ)

A Compendium of Tests, Scales and Questionnaires ◽

10.4324/9781003076391-65 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 253-257

Author(s):

Smith ◽

Della Sala ◽

Logie ◽

Maylor

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Memory ◽

Memory Questionnaire

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The STAI-Y trait scale: psychometric properties and normative data from a large population-based study of elderly people

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610212000300 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 1163-1171 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Valérie Bergua ◽

Céline Meillon ◽

Olivier Potvin ◽

Jean Bouisson ◽

Mélanie Le Goff ◽

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Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Elderly People ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Normative Data ◽

Large Population ◽

Female Gender ◽

The Elderly ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Research Context

ABSTRACTBackground:Whereas the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) is probably the most widely used self-reported measure of anxiety, the lack of current norms among elderly people appears to be problematic in both a clinical and research context. The objective of the present study was to provide normative data for the STAI-Y trait scale from a large elderly cohort and to identify the main sociodemographic and health-related determinants of trait anxiety.Methods:The STAI-Y trait scale was completed by 7,538 community-dwelling participants aged 65 years and over from the “Three City” epidemiological study. Trained nurses and psychologists collected information during a face-to-face interview including sociodemographic characteristics and clinical variables.Results:The scale was found to have good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.89). Norms were stratified for gender and educational level differentiating persons with and without depressive symptoms. Multivariate linear regression found the STAI-Y trait score to be significantly associated with female gender, psychotropic medication use, higher depressive symptoms, higher cognitive complaints, and with an interaction between subjective health and marital status. Age was not associated with the total score.Conclusion:This study provides norms for the STAI-Y trait scale in the general elderly population which are of potential use in both a clinical and research context. The present results confirm the importance of several factors previously associated with higher trait anxiety in the elderly. However, more research is needed to better understand the clinical specificities of anxiety in the elderly and the improvement of assessment.

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Validity of the French Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) in healthy controls and in patients with no cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology ◽

10.1080/13803395.2019.1625870 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (9) ◽

pp. 888-904 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Estelle Guerdoux-Ninot ◽

Sophie Martin ◽

Alexandre Jailliard ◽

Denis Brouillet ◽

Raphaël Trouillet

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽

Alzheimer Disease ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Retrospective Memory ◽

Memory Questionnaire

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Everyday Prospective Memory and Executive Function Deficits Associated with Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke

Journal of Addiction ◽

10.1155/2013/160486 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Thomas M. Heffernan ◽

Terence S. O'Neill

Keyword(s):

Executive Function ◽

Prospective Memory ◽

Prolonged Exposure ◽

Second Hand Smoke ◽

Group Differences ◽

Future Research ◽

Retrospective Memory ◽

Self Reports ◽

Detrimental Impact ◽

Memory Questionnaire

This study explored whether exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) has a detrimental impact upon everyday memory in two groups of non-smokers; one which reported regular exposure to SHS and one that reported never having been exposed to SHS. Thirty-four non-smokers who reported having been regularly exposed to SHS (SHS group) and 34 non-smokers who reported never having been exposed to SHS (non-SHS group) were compared on self-reports of prospective memory (PM: remembering future intentions and/or activities) and executive function (EF: those processes involved in attention, multitasking and decision-making). The Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ) assessed everyday PM lapses; the Executive Function Questionnaire (EFQ) assessed self-reported problems in EF; a drug-use questionnaire and a mood questionnaire were also administered. Two univariate ANCOVAs were applied to the PM and EF data, controlling for between-group differences in age, weekly alcohol use, anxiety and depression scores, and self-reported retrospective memory scores. The SHS group reported significantly more lapses on the PRMQ and more deficits on the EFQ than the non-SHS group. These findings provide new insights into PM and EF deficits associated with prolonged exposure to SHS in a group of non-smokers. Possible explanations and suggestions for future research are also considered.

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Autoavaliação da memória de jovens universitários

Audiology - Communication Research ◽

10.1590/2317-6431-2021-2468 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

Author(s):

Crislaynne Kelly Carvalho de Melo ◽

Antônio Vitor da Silva Roseno ◽

Arthur José Lopes da Silva ◽

Tayná Fernandes Pessoa ◽

Gabrielly Alves de Santana ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Memory ◽

Memory Questionnaire

RESUMO Objetivo analisar a autoavaliação da memória de jovens universitários. Métodos trata-se de um estudo observacional, transversal, de caráter analítico, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram 519 estudantes, matriculados regularmente em instituições de ensino superior, com média de idade de 22,9 anos (±5,5), sendo 408 mulheres e 111 homens. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Questionário de Memória Prospectiva e Retrospectiva - QMPR (Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire - PRMQ-10) e um questionário com informações sociodemográficas e com queixas de memória relacionadas às atividades acadêmicas. Os dados foram analisados quantitativamente, de forma descritiva e inferencial, com uso do teste Qui-quadrado, considerando o valor de p<5%. Resultados os jovens universitários relataram dificuldades frequentes de memória, em especial na prospectiva e de curto prazo. Foi visto que 46,6% dos participantes apresentaram queixas de memória e 62,8% referiram acreditar que a rotina na universidade pode provocar aumento nas falhas de memória. Na autoavaliação, verificou-se que 47,7% mencionaram dificuldades na memória prospectiva e de curto prazo e, em relação à rotina acadêmica dos universitários, 46,4% relataram dificuldades na memória retrospectiva. Conclusão há associação entre a presença de queixa e os dados da autoavaliação da memória.

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