Cognitive training in the elderly: a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a self-administered cognitive training program
| Autor: | Mireille N. Rizkalla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 05 social sciences Neuropsychology Outcome measures Cognition Active control 050105 experimental psychology Cognitive training law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law medicine Physical therapy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychiatry business Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 22:1384-1394 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2015.1118679 |
| Popis: | To evaluate the efficacy of a self-administered cognitive training program for improving cognition in normal elderly persons.A multisite, randomized control, double-blind trial was conducted with 28 experimental participants (MCompared to the AC group, the EI group displayed significant gains on targeted executive (p = .002) and memory (p.001) composites, but not the emotion (p = .105) composite. Training-induced benefits were also observed for the EI group on untrained items within global cognition (BCRS, p = .002) and functional abilities (DAD, p.001; FRS, p = .042). The percentage of participants who showed reliable performance improvements was greater for the EI than AC on executive (55.5% vs. 12.5%), memory (55% vs. 19.5%) and functional (41% vs. 7.5%) ability. Participant recruitment and compliance rates were enhanced by the involvement of a physician.Results support the efficacy of self-directed cognitive training in reliably improving cognitive and functional abilities in normal older adults. While physicians are critical in enhancing the delivery of regimented treatment, the present study illustrates the potential for self-directed prophylactic training in deterring the development of cognitive decline. |
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