Table 2

Frequency of Informant-Reported Cognitive Symptoms for aMCI and CN Groups

Item

χ²

p-value

Yes - aMCI

Yes - CN

Does the patient have memory loss?

25.99

< .0001

46/47

27/51

If so, is their memory worse than a few years ago?

6.30

.01

33/47

23/51

Does the patient repeat questions or statements or stories in the same day?

37.60

< .0001

33/47

5/51

Have you had to take over tracking events or appointments, or does the patient forget appointments?

21.77

< .0001

30/47

9/51

Does the patient misplace items more than once a month, or does the patient misplace objects so that he/she cannot find them?

11.95

.005

33/47

18/51

Does the patient suspect others of moving, hiding, or stealing items when he/she cannot find them?

3.53

.06

7/47

2/51

Does the patient frequently have trouble knowing the day, date, month, year, and time; or does the patient reference a newspaper or calendar for the date more than once a day?

17.79

< .0001

18/47

2/51

Does the patient become disoriented in unfamiliar places?

17.78

< .0001

24/47

6/51

Does the patient become more confused when travelling outside the home?

9.87

.0017

21/47

8/51

Excluding physical limitations, does the patient have trouble handling money (tips, calculating change)?

5.72

.02*

5/47

0/51

Excluding physical limitations, does the patient have trouble paying bills or doing finances; or are family members taking over because of concerns about ability?

19.91

< .0001

21/47

3/51

Does the patient have trouble remembering to take medications or tracking medications taken?

16.76

< .0001

19/47

3/51

Is the patient having difficulty driving; or are you concerned about the patient's driving; or has the patient stopped driving for reasons other than physical limitations?

0.50

.48

11/47

9/51

Is the patient having trouble using appliances?

4.31

.05*

6/47

1/51

Excluding physical limitations, is the patient having difficulty in completing home repair or housekeeping tasks?

9.16

.003

10/47

1/51

Is the patient getting lost in familiar surroundings?

4.31

.04

6/47

1/51

Does the patient have a decreased sense of direction?

19.99

< .0001

24/47

5/51

Does the patient have trouble finding words other than names?

6.81

.009

24/47

13/51

Does the patient confuse names of family members or friends?

15.94

< .0001

20/47

4/51

Does the patient have difficulty recognizing people familiar to him/her?

6.94

.009

6/47

0/51

* Fisher's exact test p-value was used due to expected cell counts less than 5

Malek-Ahmadi et al. BMC Geriatrics 2012 12:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2318-12-3