2009
DOI: 10.1080/10615800802449610
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Perceived stress and everyday memory complaints among older adult women

Abstract: Memory complaints among older adults are often influenced by depression and anxiety, but the association of stress to memory complaints has received little attention. We examined the associations of perceived stress, life events, and activity level to everyday memory complaints among healthy older women, while controlling for the influence of depression and anxiety. Participants (N=54) completed self-report questionnaires on memory complaints, perceived stress, recent life events, activity level, depression, a… Show more

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“…Manifestation of stress has traditionally been described as a relatively uniform entity with rather consistent symptoms, and individual differences in stress symptoms have not been taken into account. For example, mental stress reactions can manifest as mental exhaustion, depression, anxiety, memory problems, somatic symptoms, and sleep-related disturbances (3,4). Such symptoms decrease the quality of life and life satisfaction (5).…”
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“…Manifestation of stress has traditionally been described as a relatively uniform entity with rather consistent symptoms, and individual differences in stress symptoms have not been taken into account. For example, mental stress reactions can manifest as mental exhaustion, depression, anxiety, memory problems, somatic symptoms, and sleep-related disturbances (3,4). Such symptoms decrease the quality of life and life satisfaction (5).…”
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“…Associação direta foi encontrada em relação à ansiedade e a queixas de memória, indicando que a queixa de memória é um fato a ser considerado no acompanhamento do idoso, mas não necessariamente está relacionado a problemas de memória (Potter, Hartman, & Ward, 2009).…”
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“…Otros trabajos han encontrado que la exposición a estrés evaluativo no afecta a las puntuaciones de la amplitud atencional (bucle fonológico valorado mediante dígitos directos de la WMS-III), pero sí a las puntuaciones que comprometen mecanismos superiores del ejecutivo centralsicas sin serlo. Esta misma relación, entendida como una relación circular, ha sido propuesta de manera similar por otros autores en el ámbito del envejecimiento, afirmando que las quejas de memoria influyen en las estrategias de afrontamiento y, ambas, en la calidad de vida; siendo la variable locus de control la variable antecedente más importante en los mayores (Potter, Hartman y Ward, 2009;Verhaeghen, Geraerts y Marcoen, 2000).…”
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