Objective: To compare the functioning of episodic memory, self-perceived memory, and their association with emotional symptoms among people aged 60 and those over 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic.Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study conducted remotely.Sociodemographic characteristics, self-perception and functioning of memory, and mental health data were collected from 100 older adults grouped into three age categories.Descriptive analysis, hypothesis testing c2 tests, Kruskal Wallis, ANOVA, and Spearman's correlation coefficient were performed.Results: An association was found between age and overall level of episodic memory performance.All three groups exhibited an inverse correlation between self-perception of memory functioning and self-perception of memory as problematic.Depression symptoms correlated with self-perception memory in all three groups.Additionally, depression and trait anxiety showed more correlations with episodic memory in the older age group.Conclusions: Emotional symptoms during the pandemic affected self-perceived memory and were related to episodic memory performance in the oldest group.
Lino-González et al. (Fri,) studied this question.