EngAge - A metacognitive intervention to supplement working memory training: A feasibility study in older adults.

ABSTRACT: Working Memory (WM) training has shown promise in supporting cognitive functioning in older adult populations, but effects that generalize beyond the trained task have been inconsistent. Targeting cognitive processes in isolation might be a limiting factor given that metacognitive and motivational factors have been shown to impact older adults' engagement with challenging cognitive activities, such as WM training. The current feasibility study implemented a novel metacognitive intervention in conjunction with WM training in older adults and examined its potential amplifying short- and long-term effects on cognitive and self-report outcomes as compared to WM or active control training alone. One-hundred and nineteen older adults completed a cognitive training over the course of 20 sessions

SUBMITTER: Jaeggi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719574 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature