Research Article

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

Table 1

Self-reported memory slips for prospective memory items (questions: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16) and retrospective memory items (questions: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15).

(1) Do you decide to do something in a few minutes’ time and then forget to do it?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(2) Do you fail to recognize a place you have visited before?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(3) Do you fail to do something you were supposed to do a few minutes later even though it is there in front of you, like taking a pill or turning off the kettle?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(4) Do you forget something that you were told a few minutes before?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(5) Do you forget appointments if you are not prompted by someone else or by a reminder such as a calendar or diary?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(6) Do you fail to recognize a character in a radio or television show from scene to scene?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(7) Do you forget to buy something you planned to buy, like a birthday card, even when you see the shop?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(8) Do you fail to recall things that have happened to you in the last few days?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(9) Do you repeat the same story to the same person on different occasions?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(10) Do you intend to take something with you, before leaving a room or going out, but minutes later leave it behind, even though it is there in front of you?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(11) Do you mislay something that you have just put down, like a magazine or glasses?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(12) Do you fail to mention or give something to a visitor that you were asked to pass on?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(13) Do you look at something without realising you have seen it moments before?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(14) If you tried to contact a friend or relative who was out, would you forget to try again later?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(15) Do you forget what you watched on television the previous day?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever
(16) Do you forget to tell someone something you had meant to mention a few minutes ago?
Very oftenQuite oftenSometimesRarelyNever