Positive and Negative Consequences of Making Coffee among Breakfast Related Irrelevant Objects: Evidence from MCI, Dementia, and Healthy Ageing
Autor: | Tamara García-Morán, Estrella Rodenas-Garcia, Marisa Arnedo Montoro, María Rodríguez-Bailón, Nuria Montoro-Membila, María Jesús Funes Molina |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Aging Activities of daily living 050105 experimental psychology Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Schema (psychology) Distraction Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Dementia Cognitive Dysfunction 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences In patient Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) Aged Aged 80 and over General Neuroscience 05 social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Executive functions Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Female Neurology (clinical) Healthy ageing Psychology Psychomotor Performance 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 23:481-492 |
ISSN: | 1469-7661 1355-6177 |
Popis: | Objectives: Previous studies have reported impairments in activities of daily living (ADL) performance in the presence of irrelevant but physically/functionally related objects in dementia patients. The aim of the present study was to increase our knowledge about the impact of the presence of contextually related non-target objects on ADL execution in patients with multi-domain mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Methods: We compared ADL execution in patients with MCI, dementia, and healthy elderly participants under two experimental conditions: One in which the target objects were embedded with contextually related non-target items that constituted the object set necessary to complete two additional (but unrequired) ADL tasks related to the target task, and a second, control condition where target objects were surrounded by isolated objects (they never constituted a whole set needed to complete an alternative ADL task). Results: Separate analysis of ADL errors associated with the target task versus errors involving the non-target objects revealed that, although the presence of contextually related objects facilitated the accomplishment of the target task, such a condition also led to errors involving the use of irrelevant objects in dementia and MCI. Conclusions: The presence of contextually related non-target items produces both positive and negative effects on ADL performance. These types of non-target objects might help to cue the retrieval of the action schema related to the target task, particularly in patients with MCI. In contrast, the presence of these objects might also lead to distraction in dementia and MCI. (JINS, 2017, 23, 481–492) |
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