Department of Assessment and Quality Formation and Research Unit, Madrid Salud, Madrid City Council, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo J. Pedrero-Pérez is a expertised Doctor in Psychology in Center of Addiction Treatment Madrid Salud, Madrid City Council, Spain. He is a technical consultant Madrid Health for the Department of Assessment and Quality. Training and Research Unit.
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-PÃ?©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»