Memory Complaints Associated with Seeking Clinical Care

Table 2

Subjective memory complaints.

	Community	Clinical setting	Statistical significance*
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
(1) Do you have any complaints concerning your memory?	1.13±0.70	2.05±0.71	P < 0.001
(2) Do other people find you forgetful?	0.36±0.51	1.03±0.69	P < 0.001
(3) Do you ever forget names of family members or friends?	0.32±0.54	1.15±0.95	P < 0.001
(4) Do you often forget where things are left?	0.78±0.68	1.60±0.91	P < 0.001
(5) Do you often use notes to avoid forgetting things?	0.60±0.61	1.22±0.72	P < 0.001
(6) Do you ever have difficulties in finding particular words?	0.48±0.50	0.66±0.48	P < 0.001
(7) Did you ever lose your way in neighbourhood?	0.03±0.17	0.05±0.22	P = 0.201
(8) Do you think more slowly than you used to?	0.40±0.49	0.84±0.62	P < 0.001
(9) Do your thoughts ever become confused?	0.45±0.53	0.73±0.67	P < 0.001
(10) Do you have concentration problems?	0.52±0.55	0.94±0.70	P < 0.001
Total SMC score	5.1±3.0 (0–15)	10.3±4.2 (1–21)	P < 0.001

SMC: subjective memory complaints scale; *Mann-Whitney U-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, 9 and 10: 0: no; 1: yes; 2: yes, serious problem.