Table 1.

Example Items from the ECog

Items	Description
Everyday Memory	Remembering a few shopping items without a list; remembering appointments or meetings.
Everyday Language	Forgetting the names of objects; communicating thoughts in conversation.
Everyday Visual Perception	Following a map to find a new location; Finding the way back to a meeting spot in a mall.
Everyday Planning	Planning a big dinner, social event, birthday party, or club meeting; Planning a recreational outing.
Everyday Organization	Keeping living and work space organized; Assembling business, tax or financial records.
Everyday Divided Attention	Carrying on a conversation when the TV is on in the room or while other people are talking; Keeping track of multiple things while cooking.

Note. Information from this table is reprinted from Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders, 20(4), Farias, S.T., Mungas, D., Breed, B.R., Harvey, D., Cahn-Weiner, D., & DeCarli, C., MCI is associated with deficits in everyday functioning, 217–223, 2006, with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health. Portions of this table is also reprinted from Farias, S.T., Mungas, D., Harvey, D., Simmons, A., Reed, B.R., & DeCarli, C., (2011). The measurement of everyday cognition (ECog): Development and validation of a short form. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 7(6), 593–601, with permission from Elsevier.