In-home cognitive training with older married couples: individual versus collaborative learning.

Full Abstract

Research has demonstrated that older adults' cognitive performance can be enhanced via formal intervention, as well as more informal intervention including collaboration or working with a partner. The current study investigated the effects of an inductive reasoning training program adapted for in-home use among older adults assigned to individual training (n = 30), collaborative training (n = 34), or a no-treatment control group (n = 34). The training consisted of 10 sessions, and all participants completed a pretest followed by a post-test 6 weeks later. Findings suggest that older adults could effectively "train themselves" without the guidance of a formal instructor. The results, however, did not indicate immediate added benefit in reasoning performance for collaborative versus individual training using the current reasoning program.

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Author information

Author/s: Margrett, Jennifer A (JA); Willis, Sherry L (SL);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA. Jennifer.Margrett(-atsign-)mail.wvu.edu

Grants: T32-MH-18904 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS) ; U01 AG014263-08 (Agency:NIA NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition (Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jun; vol 13 (issue 2) : pp 173-95

Dates: Created 2006/06/29; Completed 2006/09/08; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16807197, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Aptitude
Cognition
Cooperative Behavior
Female
Home Care Services
Humans

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