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Is Medical Environment Detrimental to Memory? A Test of A White Coat Effect on Older People’s Memory Performance
27 Mar 2017
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OBJECTIVES: Test if older people's memory assessment may be impacted by a medical environment and if memory self-efficacy (MSE) will moderate this effect. METHODS: We evaluated memory performance and MSE in 27 older adults in two different settings: a (control) university research environment, or a (proxy-medical) neuropsychological examination environment. RESULTS: The results showed a MSE × environment...
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