Table 4.

Cognitive self-report measures by studies and thematic groupings

Measures	Measure Characteristics	Number of Items	Studies
Reports of Decline
12-item Everyday Cognition Scale37	Scoring: Scores range from 12 – 48 with higher scores indicating worse self-reported cognition Includes items that measure multiple domains of cognition (memory, language, visuospatial abilities, and executive functioning) Measures global cognitive decline without worry	12	van Harten et al.34
Are you concerned you have a memory or thinking problem?	Scoring: yes or no Measures global cognitive decline with worry	1	van Harten et al.34
Do you feel like your memory is becoming worse? Yes, but this does not worry me.	Scoring: yes or no For a yes response, participants chose between, “yes, but this does not worry me” or “yes, this worries me” Measures memory decline without worry	1	Heser et al.;29 Jessen et al.;20 Jessen et al.;45 Koppara et al.;46 Wolfsgruber et al.22
“Yes, this worries me” response to the item “Do you feel like your memory is becoming worse?”	None Measures memory decline with worry	1	Heser et al.;29 Jessen et al.;20 Jessen et al.;45 Koppara et al.;46 Wolfsgruber et al.22
Composite measure of self-reported memory decline	Scoring: Scores range from 0–16 with higher scores indicating worse decline Comprised of items relating to self-appraisal of memory decline Measures memory decline without worry	16	Snitz et al.32
Are you worried about these/this problem(s) with remembering?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory decline with worry	1	Snitz et al.32
Composite measure of self-reported cognitive decline	Scoring: Score range from 12–48 with higher scores indicating greater decline Includes items that measure current cognition in comparison with five years ago Measures global cognitive decline	12	Brodaty et al.47
Memory Assessment Clinic Questionnaire38	Scoring: Scores range from 7–35 with higher scores indicating greater decline Comprised of items that measure self-reported memory decline based on comparisons with either five or ten years in the past Measures memory decline	6	Brodaty et al.47
Composite measure of self-reported cognitive decline	Scoring: Did not indicate how these were scored but response options were yes or no Measures global cognitive decline	4	Jorm et al.35
Composite measure of self-reported memory decline	Scoring: Scores range from 0–8 with higher scores indicating greater decline Measures memory decline	4	Jorm et al.35
Composite measure of self-reported cognitive decline	Scoring: Scores for each item were dichotomized as yes = 1 or no = 0 and higher scores indicated greater decline Measures global cognitive decline	9	Slavin et al.31
Composite measure of self-reported memory decline	Scoring: Scores for each item were dichotomized as yes = 1 or no = 0 and higher scores indicated greater decline Items were from both the Memory Assessment Clinic Questionnaire38 and investigator derived Measures memory decline	15	Slavin et al.31
Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale – item measuring memory decline39	Scoring: Scores range from 0–6 with higher scores indicating greater decline Measures memory decline	1	Sacuiu et al.48
Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale – items measuring executive function decline39	Scoring: Scores range from 0–18 with higher scores indicating greater decline Measures executive functioning decline	3	Sacuiu et al.48
Participants were asked if they could remember things as well as they used to in their earlier life	Scoring: no, depends/sometimes, or yes Measures memory decline without daily function affected	1	Sargent-Cox et al.21
If they answered yes or depends/sometimes then they were asked whether their memory problem interfered with their daily life.	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory decline with daily function affected	1	Sargent-Cox et al.21
Reports of Current Cognitive Performance
Memory Functioning Questionnaire40	Scoring: Items were scored on a scale from 1–7 with higher scores indicating better global cognition Items measure self-reported memory problems as well as problems related to other non-memory cognitive domains Measures global cognitive performance	64	Sohrabi et al.33
Do you have any difficulty with your memory?	Scoring: yes or no Item derived from the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly – Revised41 Measures memory performance	1	Sohrabi et al.33
Have you noticed any changes in your memory?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory performance	1	Abner et al.49
If there was a “yes” response to the above question they were asked, Do you feel that you have more problems with your memory than most people?	Scoring: yes or no Measures peer comparisons of memory performance	1	Abner et al.49
Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire42	Scoring: Scores range from 16–80 with higher scores indicating greater frequency of problems There are two subscales with items measuring prospective and retrospective memory problems Measures memory performance	16	Ronnlund et al.36
Does anyone close to you (family, friends) think that you have a poor memory?	Scoring: Scores range from 1–5 (never – often) Measures peer perceptions of memory performance	1	Ronnlund et al.36
Do you find yourself not knowing today’s date?	Scoring: yes or no Measures self-reported cognitive problem	1	Tomata et al.50
Do you make a call by looking up phone numbers?	Scoring: yes or no Measures self-reported memory problem	1	Tomata et al.50
Do your family and friends point out your memory loss?	Scoring: yes or no Measures peer perceptions of memory problems	1	Tomata et al.50
Do you frequently have difficulties in retaining or remembering new simple information?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory problem	1	Chary et al.30
Do you frequently have difficulties in retrieving or remembering old memories?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory problem	1	Chary et al.30
Do you frequently have difficulties in finding words (naming objects and so forth)?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory problem	1	Chary et al.30
Do you frequently have forgetfulness in activities of daily living (shopping list, in using household items, and so forth)?	Scoring: yes or no Measures memory problem affecting daily function	1	Chary et al.30
Reports of Decline vs. Current Cognitive Performance
Composite measure of self-reported memory decline43	Scoring: Scores ranged from 0–8 with higher scores indicating greater decline Measures memory decline	4	Jungwirth et al.52
Do you have any complaints about your memory?44	Scoring: Item scored from 1–4 (no – yes, is a serious problem) with higher scores indicating a worse problem Measures memory problems	1	Jungwirth et al.52
How do you perceive your memory today compared with five years ago?	Scoring: Item scored 1–5 (much better – much worse) with higher scores indicating worse memory decline Measures memory decline	1	Ronnlund et al.51
Does anyone close to you (family, friends) think that you have a poor memory?	Scoring: Item scored 1–5 (never – usually) with higher scores indicating worse peer perceptions of memory problems Measures peer perceptions of memory problems	1	Ronnlund et al.51
How do you perceive your memory in comparison with that of others your age?	Scoring: Item scored 1–5 (much better – much worse) with higher scores indicating worse memory decline Measures memory decline	1	Ronnlund et al.51

Note. Only measures related to relevant results to the outcome of the systematic review are included.