Journal of Aging Science

Dirección General de Mayores. General Directorate for the Elderly, Families, Equality and Social Welfare Governing Area, Madrid City Council, Spain

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• Research Article   
  Subjective Cognitive Decline: Mental Health, Loneliness, Pain and Quality Of Life: Poblational Study
  Author(s): Pedro Montejo Carrasco*, David Prada Crespo, Eduardo Pedrero-P�?©rez and Mercedes Montenegro-Peña
  
  Background: Subjective cognitive decline is considered to be a risk for Alzheimer’s disease. However, it can also be associated with non-cognitive variables. Objectives: This study analyzes the association between subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and variables related to memory, mental health, morbidity, pain, quality of life, loneliness, lifestyle, and social aspects; analyzes predictors of SCD. Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological study of a sample of individuals randomly selected from a city census. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1775 individuals aged over 55 years. We administered a 7-item questionnaire on SCD and asked about health, lifestyle, and social variables; we also administered a measure of general mental health, the Goldberg Health Questionnaire, and the health-related quality of.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8847.20.8.456

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