Subjective Memory Complaint and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults in Portugal

Table 2

Results of the QSM.

Item	Subscore range	Participants score answers, %
		Not depressed (GDS < 10; )	Depressed (GDS ≥ 11; )
(1) Do you have any complaints concerning your memory?	0–3	0 = 6.9; 1 = 48.6; 2 = 26.4; 3 = 18	0 = 4.2; 1 = 19.5; 2 = 37.3; 3 = 39	69.541	0.00
(2) Do other people find you forgetful?	0–2	0 = 60.7; 1 = 27.3; 2 = 12	0 = 40.1; 1 = 31.7; 2 = 28.2	34.547	0.00
(3) Do you ever forget names of family members or friends?	0–3	0 = 69.4; 1 = 19.2; 2 = 9.6; 3 = 1.8	0 = 45.3; 1 = 19.5; 2 = 26.5; 3 = 8.7	55.253	0.00
(4) Do you often forget where things are left?	0–3	0 = 20.7; 1 = 51.7; 2 = 18.6; 3 = 9	0 = 25.1; 1 = 20.6; 2 = 28.9; 3 = 25.4	73.324	0.00
(5) Do you often use notes to avoid forgetting things?	0–2	0 = 84.4; 1 = 14.1; 2 = 1.5	0 = 82.9; 1 = 13.2; 2 = 3.8	3.371	0.18
(6) Do you ever have difficulties in finding particular words?	0-1	0 = 82; 1 = 18	0 = 59.9; 1 = 40.1	37.000	0.00
(7) Did you ever lose your way in neighborhood?	0-1	0 = 97; 1 = 3.0	0 = 96.9; 1 = 3.1	0.009	0.92
(8) Do you think more slowly than you used to?	0–2	0 = 28.2; 1 = 62.5; 2 = 9.3	0 = 11.8; 1 = 46.7; 2 = 41.5	92.862	0.00
(9) Do your thoughts ever become confused?	0–2	0 = 62.5; 1 = 29.7; 2 = 7.8	0 = 23.7; 1 = 31; 2 = 45.3	138.228	0.00
(10) Do you have concentration problems?	0–2	0 = 60.4; 1 = 30.6; 2 = 9	0 = 22; 1 = 36.6; 2 = 41.5	122.603	0.00

GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; χ²: Chi-square test.
Scoring of items (1), (3), and (4): 0: no; 1: yes, but no problem; 2: yes, problem; 3: yes, serious problem.
Scoring of items (2) and (5): 0: no; 1: yes, sometimes; 2: yes, often.
Scoring of items (6) and (7): 0: no; 1: yes.
Scoring of items (8)–(10): 0: no; 1: yes; 2: yes, serious problem.