Self-Reported Increased Confusion or Memory Loss and Associated Difficulties Among Adults Aged =60 Years — 21 States, 2011

May 9, 2013
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention conducted a 2011 survey on the increased confusion or memory loss (CML) and associated functional difficulties that were self-reported among adults greater than age 60. The study, reported by Mary L. Adams, MS, MPH; Angela J. Deokar, MPH; Lynda A. Anderson, PhD; and Valerie J. Edwards, PhD on May 10, 2013, showed that one in eight adults across 21 states reported increased CML in the previous 12 months, and that 35.2% of those people experiences functional difficulties resulting from the problem. The methodology for the study was a . . .