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| Intervening with everyday memory problems in early Alzheimer's | | Author(s) | Linda Clare |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 70, October 1999 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, October 1999 |
| Pages | pp 37-41 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Rehabilitation ; Psychiatric treatment. |
| Annotation | People in the early stages of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and their families are likely to have a range of needs, not least how to cope with memory problems. The aim of the research described was to design clinically meaningful memory interventions for people with DAT, incorporating the principles of errorless learning, which could improve targeted aspects of everyday memory functioning. Three studies were carried out at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge in conjunction with the Addenbrooke's Hospital Memory Clinic: success in learning names; acquiring information and changing behaviour; and further evidence on the relationship between awareness of memory problems and the outcome of memory therapy interventions. Results indicate marked improvements in everyday memory functioning. More extensive replication in larger scale studies and randomised controlled trials would assist in strengthening the evidence base supporting the application of these approaches. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000522220 A |
| Classmark | EA: DB: LM: LP |
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