Memory self-assessment of university students

Melo, Crislaynne Kelly Carvalho de; Roseno, Antônio Vitor da Silva; Silva, Arthur José Lopes da; Pessoa, Tayná Fernandes; Santana, Gabrielly Alves de; Santiago, Libini Evelyn de Souza; Montenegro, Déborah Lúcia Feitosa; Almeida, Larissa Nadjara; Lima, Ivonaldo Leidson Barbosa

doi:10.1590/2317-6431-2021-2468

Crislaynne Kelly Carvalho de Melo

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-129X

Antônio Vitor da Silva Roseno

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-1272

Arthur José Lopes da Silva

Curso de Ciência da Computação, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – UFPB – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-9670

Tayná Fernandes Pessoa

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-2288

Gabrielly Alves de Santana

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-3148

Libini Evelyn de Souza Santiago

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-1967

Déborah Lúcia Feitosa Montenegro

Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-5545

Larissa Nadjara Almeida

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6818-3398

Ivonaldo Leidson Barbosa Lima

Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Centro Universitário de João Pessoa – UNIPÊ – João Pessoa (PB), Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-1575

Conflict of Interests: No.

Authors’ contribution: CKCM was responsible for the study design and conception, data collection, analysis and interpretation and article writing; AVSR, AJLS, TFP, GAS, LESS and DLFM were responsible for data collection and tabulation; LNAA was responsible for data analysis and interpretation and article review; ILBL was responsible for guiding all stages of the study.

Corresponding author: Ivonaldo Leidson Barbosa Lima. E-mail: ivonaldo.lima@unipe.edu.br

VARIABLES		N	%
Gender	Male	111	21.4
Gender	Female	408	78.6
Shift	Full-time	145	27.9
	Day	92	11.7
	Afternoon	205	39.5
	Evening	77	14.8
Term	1^st	59	11.4
	2^nd	43	8.3
	3^rd	77	14.8
	4^th	37	7.1
	5^th	57	11.0
	6^th	52	10.0
	7^th	72	13.9
	8^th	59	11.4
	9^th	37	7.1
	10^th	26	5.0
The student works during the day	No	293	56.5
The student works during the day	Yes	226	43.5
The student works at night	No	481	92.7
The student works at night	Yes	38	7.3
History of psychiatric treatment	No	459	88.4
History of psychiatric treatment	Yes	60	11.6
Memory complaint	No	240	46.2
Memory complaint	Yes	279	53.8
Do you believe that routine at the university causes an increase in your memory gaps?	No	191	36.8
	Yes	326	62.8
Would you like to receive more memory care information?	No	42	8.1
Would you like to receive more memory care information?	Yes	477	91.9

QUESTIONS	Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Quite often		Very often
QUESTIONS	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Do you decide to do something in a few minutes’ time and then forget to do it?	3	0.6	69	13.3	248	47.8	129	24.9	70	13.5
Do you fail to recognize a place you have visited before?	163	31.4	204	39.9	101	19.5	34	6.6	17	3.3
Do you fail to do something you were supposed to do a few minutes later even though it’s there in front of you, like take a pill or turn off the kettle?	69	13.3	139	26.8	167	32.2	98	18.9	46	8.9
Do you forget something that you were told a few minutes before?	21	4.0	101	19.5	225	43.4	102	19.7	70	13.5
Do you forget appointments if you are not prompted by someone else or by a reminder such as a calendar or diary?	47	9.1	162	31.2	154	29.7	100	19.3	56	10.8
Do you fail to recognize a character in a radio or television show from scene to scene?	208	40.1	195	37.6	75	14.5	25	4.8	16	3.1
Do you fail to recall things that have happened to you in the last few days?	65	12.5	136	26.2	191	36.8	85	16.4	42	8.1
Do you intend to take something with you, before leaving a room or going out, but minutes later leave it behind, even though it’s there in front of you?	46	8.9	127	32.9	184	35.5	96	18.5	66	12.7
Do you fail to mention or give something to a visitor that you were asked to pass on?	42	8.1	127	24.5	210	40.5	88	17	52	10
Do you forget what you watched on television the previous day?	95	18.3	185	35.6	154	29.7	59	11.4	26	5.0

QUESTIONS	Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Quite often		Very often
QUESTIONS	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Do you often forget the names of people close to you?	241	46.4	165	31.8	71	13.7	26	5.0	16	3.1
Do you usually forget the deadline for academic activities?	100	19.3	179	34.5	136	26.2	62	11.9	42	8.1
Do you fail to memorize schedules of academic disciplines?	143	27.6	151	29.1	112	21.6	62	11.9	51	9.8
Do you forget your exam dates?	196	37.8	149	28.7	94	18.1	55	10.6	25	4.8
Do you often forget the content discussed in the classroom?	23	4.4	140	27.0	190	36.6	106	20.4	60	11.6
Do you study but fail to remember the content at the time of the exam?	18	3.5	122	23.5	210	40.5	95	18.3	74	14.3

QUESTIONS	Presence of complaint	Never		Rarely		Sometimes		Quite often		VO		p-value
QUESTIONS	Presence of complaint	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	p-value
Do you decide to do something in a few minutes’ time and then forget to do it?	No	2	0.8	58	24.2	142	59.2	33	13.8	5	2.1	<0.001^* * Significant values (p≤0.05) – Chi-Squared Test
	Yes	1	0.4	11	3.9	106	38	96	34.4	65	23.3	<0.001^* * Significant values (p≤0.05) – Chi-Squared Test
Do you fail to recognize a place you have visited before?	No	100	41.7	105	43.7	27	11.3	6	2.5	2	0.8	<0.001*
Do you fail to recognize a place you have visited before?	Yes	63	22.6	99	48.6	74	26.5	28	10	15	5.4	<0.001*
Do you fail to do something you were supposed to do a few minutes later even though it’s there in front of you, like take a pill or turn off the kettle?	No	44	18.3	93	38.8	69	28.7	27	11.3	7	2.9	<0.001*
	Yes	25	9	46	16.5	98	35.1	71	25.4	39	14	<0.001*
Do you forget something that you were told a few minutes before?	No	18	7.5	75	31.3	118	49.2	23	9.6	6	2.5	<0.001*
	Yes	3	1.1	26	9.3	107	38.4	79	28.3	64	22.9	<0.001*
Do you forget appointments if you are not prompted by someone else or by a reminder such as a calendar or diary?	No	39	16.3	104	43.3	70	29.2	21	8.8	6	2.5	<0.001*
	Yes	8	2.9	58	20.8	84	30.1	79	28.3	50	17.9	<0.001*
Do you fail to recognize a character in a radio or television show from scene to scene?	No	125	52.1	86	35.8	22	9.2	3	1.3	4	1.4	<0.001*
	Yes	83	29.7	109	39.1	53	19	22	7.9	12	4.3	<0.001*
Do you fail to recall things that have happened to you in the last few days?	No	50	20.8	88	36.7	76	31.7	24	10	2	0.8	<0.001*
	Yes	15	5.4	48	17.2	115	41.2	61	21.9	40	14.3	<0.001*
Do you intend to take something with you, before leaving a room or going out, but minutes later leave it behind, even though it’s there in front of you?	No	37	15.4	69	28.7	90	37.5	28	11.7	16	6.7	<0.001*
	Yes	9	3.2	58	20.8	94	33.7	68	24.4	50	17.9	<0.001*
Do you fail to mention or give something to a visitor that you were asked to pass on?	No	31	12.9	79	32.9	94	39.2	27	11.3	9	3.8	<0.001*
	Yes	11	3.9	48	17.2	116	41.6	61	21.9	43	15.4	<0.001*
Do you forget what you watched on television the previous day?	No	61	25.4	99	41.3	65	27.1	9	3.8	6	2.5	<0.001*
	Yes	34	12.2	86	30.8	89	31.9	50	17.9	20	7.2	<0.001*
Do you often forget the names of people close to you?	No	144	60	73	30.4	20	8.3	3	1.3	0	0	<0.001*
Do you often forget the names of people close to you?	Yes	97	34.8	92	33	51	18.3	23	8.2	16	5.7	<0.001*
Do you usually forget the deadline for academic activities?	No	66	27.5	98	40.8	52	21.7	14	5.8	10	4.2	<0.001*
Do you usually forget the deadline for academic activities?	Yes	34	12.2	81	29	84	30.1	48	17.2	32	11.5	<0.001*
Do you fail to memorize schedules of academic disciplines?	No	93	38.8	78	32.5	51	21.3	12	5	6	2.5	<0.001*
Do you fail to memorize schedules of academic disciplines?	Yes	50	17.9	73	26.2	61	21.9	50	17.9	45	16.1	<0.001*
Do you forget your exam dates?	No	131	54.6	68	28.3	31	12.9	8	3.3	2	0.8	<0.001*
Do you forget your exam dates?	Yes	65	23.3	81	29	63	22.6	47	16.8	23	8.2	<0.001*
Do you often forget the content discussed in the classroom?	No	18	7.5	97	40.4	88	36.7	28	11.7	9	3.8	<0.001*
Do you often forget the content discussed in the classroom?	Yes	5	1.8	43	15.4	102	36.6	78	28	51	18.3	<0.001*
Do you study but fail to remember the content at the time of the exam?	No	12	5	72	30	109	45.4	34	14.2	13	5.4	<0.001*
	Yes	6	2.2	50	17.9	101	36.2	61	21.9	61	21.9	<0.001*

[1] Subtitle: N=Number of subjects; %=Percentage

Memory self-assessment of university students

ABSTRACT