Table 2.
Results of the Memory Functioning Questionnaire among medical students (n=350)
| Memory Functioning Questionnaire | Mean±SD |
|---|---|
| General Rating Scale | 4.65±1.46 |
| How would you rate your memory in terms of the kinds of problems that you have? | |
| Retrospective Functioning Scale | |
| One year ago? | 4.75±1.44 |
| Five year ago? | 4.65±1.60 |
| Ten year ago? | 4.55±1.64 |
| Twenty year ago? | 4.80±1.57 |
| When you were 18? | 4.60±1.53 |
| Frequency of Forgetting Scale | |
| Names | 5.10±1.65 |
| Faces | 5.90±1.41 |
| Appointments | 5.60±1.04 |
| Where you put things (e.g., keys) | 4.65±1.60 |
| Performing household chores | 4.85±1.63 |
| Direction to places | 5.0±1.68 |
| Phone numbers you’ve just checked | 5.15±1.27 |
| Phone numbers you use frequently | 5.45±1.23 |
| Things people tell you | 5.0±0.97 |
| Keeping up correspondence | 4.95±1.47 |
| Personal dates (e.g., birthdays) | 4.75±2.22 |
| Words | 4.85±1.39 |
| Going to the store and forgetting what you wanted to buy | 4.85±1.75 |
| Taking a test | 4.90±1.29 |
| Beginning to do something and forgetting what you were doing | 4.25±1.71 |
| Losing the thread of thought in conversation | 4.40±1.35 |
| Losing the thread of thought in public speaking | 4.55±1.57 |
| Knowing whether you’ve already told someone something | 4.70±1.78 |
| Remembering Past Events Scale | |
| Last month | 5.05±1.14 |
| Between six months and one year ago | 4.60±1.35 |
| Between one year and five years ago | 4.15±1.53 |
| Between six years and ten years ago | 4.05±1.60 |
| Seriousness Scale | |
| Names | 4.70±1.59 |
| Faces | 5.05±1.54 |
| Appointments | 3.90±1.45 |
| Where you put things (e.g., keys) | 4.15±1.46 |
| Performing household chores | 4.45±1.67 |
| Direction to places | 4.45±1.19 |
| Phone numbers you’ve just checked | 5.05±1.23 |
| Phone numbers you use frequently | 4.40±1.63 |
| Things people tell you | 3.75±1.51 |
| Keeping up correspondence | 4.15±1.66 |
| Personal dates (e.g., birthdays) | 4.30±1.62 |
| Words | 4.05±1.19 |
| Going to store and forgetting what you wanted to buy | 4.20±1.47 |
| Taking a test | 3.65±1.75 |
| Beginning to do something and forgetting what you were doing | 4.55±1.31 |
| Losing the thread of thought in conversation | 4.30±1.52 |
| Losing the thread of thought in public speaking | 3.85±1.50 |
| Knowing whether you’ve already told someone something | 4.35±1.22 |
| Mnemonic Usage Scale | |
| Keep an appointment book | 4.70±1.75 |
| Write yourself reminder notes | 4.30±1.81 |
| Make list of things to do | 4.80±1.50 |
| Make grocery lists | 4.60±1.96 |
| Plan your daily schedule in advance | 4.85±1.35 |
| Mental repetition | 4.80±1.47 |
| Associations with other things | 4.00±1.72 |
| Keep things you need to do in a prominent place where you will notice them | 4.25±1.58 |