Comparing retrospective informant assessments to prospectively collected cognitive measures in the Health and Retirement Study
Informant ratings of a person's memory and daily functioning are generally reliable.Quality of reporting depends on frequency of informant contact.Knowing an informant's characteristics is important for interpreting responses.
Authors
- Katya Rascovsky
- Ali G. Hamedani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-6395)
- Kenneth M. Langa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-1836)
- Allison Wright Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5724-7192)
- Dylan Thibault
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70138
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging