Memory Complaints and Impairment Among Middle-Aged and Older Brazilians: ELSI-Brazil Study

Pedro J. M, Matheus Ghossain Barbosa, Ari Alex Ramos, Lucas Martins-Teixeira, Andrew C. C, Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Daniel C. Mograbi, Cleusa Pinheiro Ferri, Psychiatry Department , Psychogeriatric Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Departamento de Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Paulo, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz , Social Responsibility Research Unit - São Paulo, São Paulo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento, Belo Horizonte, Departamento de Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Published online on April 18, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo measure awareness of memory impairment (MI) among individuals with MI, the prevalence of MI among those with memory complaints (MC), and to identify associated factors to both in a nationally representative sample of Brazilians aged ≥50....