Memory complaint in a middle-income country: a four-year longitudinal study in a cohort with low-education.

Background:  Memory complaints are frequent in older adults and are associated with higher risk of cognitive decline.

Objective:  To investigate the functional outcome of individuals with memory complaints followed up at primary care centers.

Methods:  Data were collected between 2016 e 2020 in primary health care centers in Brazil.

Memory complaints at primary care in a middle-income country: clinical and neuropsychological characterization.

Unlabelled: There are different causes of memory complaints in the elderly, such as subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.

Objective: 1) To characterize individuals with memory complaints in a mid-sized city in Brazil, through clinical, cognitive and functional assessment; 2) to compare SCD individuals with MCI and dementia patients in terms of clinical and cognitive variables.

Methods: We consecutively included individuals aged ≥50 years, with memory complaints (spontaneous or inquired).