A Longitudinal Study of Episodic and Semantic Autobiographical Memory in aMCI and Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Materials
2.3.1. General Cognitive Screening
2.3.2. Assessment of Autobiographical Memory
2.3.3. Follow-Up Assessment
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | a. HOC (n = 26) | b. aMCI (n = 17) | c. AD (n = 16) | Significant Differences (p < 0.05) | ||||
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T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | |
Age | 74.53 (4.90) | 77.35 (4.76) | 77.07 (4.54) | a = b = c | ||||
Gender | 10/16 | 6/11 | 5/11 | |||||
Education | 2.78 | 2.47 | 2.50 | a = b = c | ||||
GDS | 1.21 | 1.1 | 2.29 | 2.52 | 3.35 | 3.71 | a < b < c | a < b < c |
CES-D | 5.28 | 5.9 | 9.01 | 8.71 | 9.21 | 9.14 | a = b = c | a = b = c |
MMSE | 29.04 | 28.46 | 21.64 | 21.35 | 17.57 | 17.49 | a > b > c | a > b > c |
VFTC | 23.75 | 22.64 | 13.01 | 11.47 | 7.64 | 5.76 | a > b > c | a > b > c |
VFTP | 37.78 | 38.71 | 23.41 | 22.29 | 14.64 | 12.35 | a > b > c | a > b > c |
TAVEC-I | 53.28 | 56.53 | 27.78 | 25.35 | 15.85 | 13.71 | a > b > c | a > b > c |
TAVEC-D | 12.57 | 12.67 | 3.41 | 3.01 | 1.07 | 0.93 | a > (b = c) | a > (b = c) |
DSF | 8.18 | 8.07 | 7.46 | 7.21 | 5.64 | 4.98 | (a = b) > c | (a = b) > c |
DSB | 4.96 | 5.02 | 3.46 | 3.25 | 2.21 | 1.97 | a > (b = c) | a > (b = c) |
Rey-I | 34.39 | 34.42 | 24.37 | 24.37 | 16.71 | 10.35 | a > b > c | a > b > c |
Rey-D | 18.35 | 19.67 | 4.53 | 3.81 | 0.71 | 0.42 | a > (b = c) | a > (b = c) |
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Meléndez, J.C.; Pitarque, A.; Delhom, I.; Real, E.; Abella, M.; Satorres, E. A Longitudinal Study of Episodic and Semantic Autobiographical Memory in aMCI and Alzheimer’s Disease Patients. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136849
Meléndez JC, Pitarque A, Delhom I, Real E, Abella M, Satorres E. A Longitudinal Study of Episodic and Semantic Autobiographical Memory in aMCI and Alzheimer’s Disease Patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(13):6849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136849
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeléndez, Juan C., Alfonso Pitarque, Iraida Delhom, Elena Real, Mireia Abella, and Encarnación Satorres. 2021. "A Longitudinal Study of Episodic and Semantic Autobiographical Memory in aMCI and Alzheimer’s Disease Patients" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 6849. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136849