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Table 3 Characteristics of SCD PROMS in the included studies

From: Evaluating measurement properties of subjective cognitive decline self-reported outcome measures: a systematic review

First author (year)

PROM

Domain

Target population

Reported purpose

Informant

Items

Response

Scoring

Mode of administration

Time to administer (min)

Allison et al. (2019) [30]

Spatial Navigation Questionnaire

Spatial navigation

Older adults

Screening

Yes

20

7-point Likert scale

NA

Self-administered: Electronic

5

Avila-Villanueva et al. (2016) [31]

Everyday Memory Questionnaire

Forgetfulness of immediate information, executive functions, prospective memory, forgetfulness of common objects, and spatial orientation

Older adults

Discriminative

No

28

3-point Likert scale

0–56

Unspecified

Not reported

Chipi et al. (2018) [32]

Cognitive Function Instrument

Memory, prospective memory, episodic memory, executive functions, spatial orientation, and social cognition

Older adults

Diagnosis, follow-up

Yes

14

Yes; maybe; no

0–14

Unspecified

Not reported

Crook et al. (1992) [33]

Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-S)

Memory (facial recognition, spatial topographic memory, word and fact recall/semantic memory, general forgetfulness, everyday task-oriented memory, numeric recall, remote personal memory, and attention/concentration)

Older adults

Screening

No

49

5-point Likert scale

7-35

Unspecified

Not reported

Crowe et al. (2006) [34]

Attitude Toward Intellectual Aging Scale of the Personality in Intellectual Aging Contexts (PIC) Inventory (six items)

Change in memory

Older adults

Screening

No

6

6-point Likert scale

Not reported

Unspecified

Not reported

Crowe et al. (2006) [34]

Short version of Memory Functioning Questionnaire (MFQ)

Memory

Older adults

Screening

No

14

7-point Likert scale

Not reported

Unspecified

Not reported

Gifford et al. (2015) [35]

SCD questions

Global memory functioning, temporal comparisons

Older adults

Screening

No

9

Yes/no (6 items), 3-point Likert scale (3 items)

Unclear

Self-administered: mail-in

Not reported

Gilewski et al. (1990) [36]

Memory Functioning Questionnaire (MFQ)

Memory

Older adults

Screening

No

64

7-point Likert scale

Unclear

Unspecified

Not reported

La Joie et al. (2016) [37]

Cognitive Difficulties Scale

Retrospective and prospective memory, attention, language, orientation, and praxis

Older adults

Screening

No

39

5-point Likert scale

Unclear

Unspecified

Not reported

Lubitz et al. (2018) [38]

Complainer Profile Identification

Memory, attention, and executive function

Older adults

Monitoring

No

17

5-points Likert scale

Unclear

Self-administered: pen-and-paper; electronic/online

Not reported

Papaliagkas et al. (2017) [39]

Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)

General cognitive functions

Older adults

Screening

No

25

5-point Likert scale

Unclear

Unspecified

Not reported

Papaliagkas et al. (2017) [39]

Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ)

Prospective and retrospective memory

Older adults

Screening

No

16

5-point Likert scale

Unclear

Unspecified

Not reported

Rami et al. (2014) [40]

The Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire (SCD-Q)

Memory, language, and executive functions

Older adults

Diagnosis

Yes

24

Yes/no

0–24

Self-administered

Not reported

Rattanabannakit et al. (2016) [41]

Cognitive Change Index (CCI)

Memory, executive function, and language

Older adults

Screening

Yes

20

5-point Likert scale

Unclear

Self-administered: pen-and-paper/mail-in

Not reported

Valech et al. (2018) [42]

The Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire (SCD-Q)

Memory, language, and executive functions

Older adults

Diagnosis

Yes

24

Yes/no

0–24

Self-administered: At home

Not reported

Vestergren et al. (2011) [43]

Cognitive Dysfunction Questionnaire (CDQ)

Memory (working memory, semantic memory, episodic memory, procedural memory, prospective memory) and global cognitive (spatial navigation, temporal orientation)

Older adults

Screening

No

20

5-point scale: 1 to 5 (very seldom = 1, very often = 5)

Unclear

Self-administered: at home

Not reported

Vestergren et al. (2012) [44]

Cognitive Dysfunction Questionnaire (CDQ): refined version

Memory (working memory, semantic memory, episodic memory, procedural memory, prospective memory), global cognitive (spatial navigation, temporal orientation) + procedural actions, semantic word knowledge, face recognition, temporal orientation, spatial navigation, and episodic memory

Older adults

Screening

No

40

5-point scale: 1 to 5 (very seldom = 1, very often = 5)

Unclear

Unspecified

Not reported

Youn et al. (2009) [45]

Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire (SMCQ)

Global memory

Older adults

Screening

No

14

Yes/no

14

Unspecified

Not reported