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| Broad spectrum intervention and the remediation of prospective memory declines in the able elderly | | Author(s) | K K Villa, N Abeles |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 1, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 21-29 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Therapy ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Prospective memory refers to the ability to remember to carry out activities in the future. Few studies have addressed the remediation of prospective memory in older people despite the fact that adaptive prospective memory ability has a significant impact on daily functioning. Sixty-eight able older people participated in a pilot study of a seven-session workshop designed to enhance memory functioning. Broad spectrum interventions included psycho-education regarding the impact of mood on memory, relaxation training, behaviour modification and cognitive restructuring of automatic thoughts. Participants also learned memory strategies which focused on information organising and internal rehearsal. A repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that prospective memory performance improved from pre- to post-testing. The study concluded that age-associated declines in prospective memory are potentially reversible; however, the full impact of the current intervention would need to be more thoroughly investigated in future studies. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000407402 A |
| Classmark | DB: LO: 7T |
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