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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the memory interventions in aging populations. Given the ubiquity of memory complaints and actual deficits associated with aging and disorders commonly found in elderly adults, it appears that there is a great need for techniques that can improve the elderly person's memory functioning in everyday life. However, it might also seem that such techniques would be doomed to fail, given the number of aspects of memory functioning and processes related to memory functioning that appear to be impaired in older adults. Many factors need to be taken into consideration in devising effective memory interventions for elderly individuals. When designing a memory intervention for an elderly individual, it is first necessary to determine if the change in memory ability reported by the older adult represents a true functional deficit in memory or is due to some other factor. Multimodal, comprehensive assessment of physical, cognitive, and affective functioning through subjective and objective measures is necessary. |
