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Long-term improvements in cognitive performance through computer-assisted cognitive training
— a pilot study in a residential home for older people | | Author(s) | V K Günther, P Schäfer, B J Holzner |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 7, no 3, May 2003 |
| Pages | pp 200-206 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Information technology ; Learning capacity ; Care homes ; Pilot ; Austria. |
| Annotation | Residents of an Austrian home for older people (15 women, 4 men; mean age 83.5; range 75-91) participated in a 14 week computer-assisted cognitive training course, whereby the effects of such training on older people's ageing-associated memory deficits, information processing speed, learning and interference tendency were investigated. The Nurnberg Ageing Inventory and the California Verbal Learning Test were administered prior to the course, immediately after, and after 5 months to assess the effectiveness of the cognitive training. There were significant improvements in primary and secondary working memory (for verbal and visual stimuli), on parameters of information processing speed, learning and interference tendency. Improvements in the last two were maintained 5 months after completion of the course. The present study indicates that computerised cognitive training programmes can be used with older people to achieve long-term improvements in some important aspects of fluid intelligence. It is suggested that computers could be used more extensively to prevent and treat cognitive deficits in older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030806215 A |
| Classmark | DA: UVB: DE: KW: 4UC: 76A |
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