The Influence of Cognitive Training on Older Adults’ Recall for Short Stories
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This article investigated how a multicomponent memory intervention affected memory for prose. We compared verbatim and paraphrased recall for short stories immediately and 1, 2, 3, and 5 years post-intervention in the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) sample. METHOD: We studied 1,912 ACTIVE participants aged 65 to 91. Participants were randomized into one of three training arms (Memory, Reasoning, Speed of Processing) or a no-contact Control group; about half of the trained participants received additional booster training 1 and 3 years post-intervention. RESULTS: Memory-trained participants showed higher verbatim recall than non-memory-trained participants. Booster-memory training led to higher verbatim recall. Memory training effects were evident immediately following training and not after 1 year following training. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that multifactorial memory training can improve verbatim recall for prose, but the effect does not last without continued intervention.
Source: Journal of Aging and Health
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1594817550, ACTIVE Phase III: HRC Field Site, G2613556266, ACTIVE Phase III: JHU Field Site, ACTIVE Phase III: IU Field Site, G4601050373, Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program, ACTIVE Phase III: UAB Field Site, ACTIVE Phase III: PSU Field Site, G6073878459, ACTIVE Phase III: UF/WSU Field Site, Neighborhood Influences on Cognitive Level and Training Gains in the ACTIVE Study, G8160371053, G8513698155, Research Training in Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Cognition in Aging, MCI, and Alzheimer's Disease, ACTIVE Coordinating Center, G8894869362, G8897098091, University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)
OpenAlex ID: W2056117153