%0 Journal Article
%T Extrinsic and Intrinsic Help
%A Anne Zweiniger
%A Fabrice Beier
%A Franziska Helling
%A Gisa Meissner
%A Jan Lange
%A Maike Borchardt
%A Maria Buthut
%A Markus Donix
%A Ren¨¦ Mayer-Pelinski
%A Robert Haussmann
%J American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias£¿
%@ 1938-2731
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1533317518755332
%X Diagnostic assessments for dementia include the evaluation of subjective memory impairment, dementia worries, or depressive symptoms. Data on the predictive value of these factors remain unclear, and varying help-seeking behavior may contribute to this finding. We investigate whether differentiating help-seeking motivation from other psychological factors associated with cognitive impairment would enhance the prediction of diagnostic outcomes in a memory clinic. We obtained information on help-seeking motivation from 171 patients who underwent routine diagnostic assessments. Utilizing a discriminant correspondence analysis, our results indicate that extrinsic motivation increases the likelihood of receiving a dementia diagnosis, whereas depression or the duration of deficits carries discriminatory information to further guide the differentiation of prodromal dementia. Recognizing motivational aspects of help-seeking behavior can complement the clinical evaluation of cognitive performance
%K help-seeking motivation
%K cognitive decline
%K subjective memory impairment
%K dementia worries
%K discriminant correspondence analysis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1533317518755332