Multifactorial Memory Training with Older Adults: How to Foster Maintenance of Improved Performance
作者:
Anna Stigsdotter,
Lars Bäckman,
期刊:
Gerontology
(Karger Available online 1989)
卷期:
Volume 35,
issue 5-6
页码: 260-267
ISSN:0304-324X
年代: 1989
DOI:10.1159/000213035
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Maintenance effects;Memory training;Multifactorial
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a multifactorial memory training program designed for normal older adults. The multifactorial program involved the training of three components that are critical to memory functioning: recoding operations, attentional functions and relaxation. Two controls groups were used. One control group took part in a general cognitive activation program involving training in problem solving, logical thinking, and visuospatial skills, whereas the other received no training. Three types of tasks were administered to assess potential effects of training: (a) free recall of words within the Buschke selective reminding paradigm, (b) digit span, and (c) the Benton visual retention test. Results indicated that the multifactorial group improved performance following training on several measures of the selective reminding task, and that this improvement was maintained 6 months after completion of training. In addition, the two other groups did not show any improvement of memory performance, and no effects occurred in the digit span and visual retention tasks. This pattern of results suggests that multifactorial training may be an effective way of achieving long-term benefits of training for older people, and that effects of memory training may be relatively task-specific.
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