| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Abstract | | Title: Inaccurate self-predictions of prospective memory performance in HIV infection: Evidence for a meta-memory deficit. | | Authors: Woods SP, Weber E, Grant I, and the HNRP Group | | Year: 2011 | | Publication: 5th International Conference on Memory | | Volume: Issue: Pages: | | Abstract:Individuals infected with HIV demonstrate deficits in prospective memory (PM), which are associated with poorer everyday functioning (e.g., non-adherence). This study evaluated the accuracy of self-predictions of PM performance in 143 persons with HIV and 43 HIV- participants who were administered the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST), two semi-naturalistic PM tasks (i.e., hidden object, telephone task), and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). Participants also completed a 5-item questionnaire predicting their PM task performance using a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from very likely to very unlikely. The HIV infected group demonstrated lower MIST scores and higher PRMQ complaints (p<.05), but there were no group differences in PM predictions (p>.10). On average, both HIV+ and HIV- participants indicated that they were likely to execute the PM tasks accurately. Within the HIV sample, higher PM performance predictions were weakly associated with better semi-naturalistic PM (rs<.2, ps<.05) and moderately associated with lower PRMQ complaints (r=-.5, p<.01), but did not correlate with the MIST (p>.10). Findings suggest that individuals with HIV infection are prone to misjudge their PM performance, which may moderate the relationship between PM and everyday functioning problems by decreasing the likelihood of using compensatory strategies. |
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