Factors influencing discrepancies in self-reported memory and performance on memory recall in the Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging, 2008–09

OBJECTIVE: the objectives of this study were: (i) to estimate the rate of discrepancy between participant single-item self-reports of good memory and poor performance on a list-learning task and (ii) to identify the factors including age, gender and health status that influence these discrepant classifications. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS: in total, 14,172 individuals, aged 45-85, were selected from the 2008-09 Canadian Community Health Survey on …