Awareness of cognitive deficits in older adults with cognitive-impairment- no-dementia (CIND): Comparison with informant report

Abstract

Impaired awareness of cognitive deficits is a common symptom of dementia, but its prognostic importance in people with cognitive impairment-no dementia (CIND) is uncertain. In this study, we examined whether community volunteers with CIND and reduced awareness had worse cognitive performance and cognitive decline over 18 months than CIND participants with intact awareness or healthy controls. We recruited 92 participants with CIND and 91 healthy controls with their respective informants. We used discrepancy scores (informant minus participant) on the Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia and Dysexecutive Questionnaire to ascertain participants' awareness of their cognitive performance. The ..