The Efficacy of a Home-Based Functional Skills Training Program for Older Adults With and Without a Cognitive Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The performance of everyday technology-based tasks, such as online banking or shopping, can be challenging for older adults, especially those with a cognitive impairment. Technology-based tasks are cognitively demanding and require learning new skills. This study explored the efficacy of a technology-based functional skills assessment and training program (FUNSAT) among aging adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in home settings.

Research design and methods

One hundred and eighty-four racially/ethnically diverse male and female adults aged 65+ participated in the study. The sample included 75 noncognitively impaired (NC) older adults and 109 older adults with MCI. The FUNSAT program includes medication and money management, transp

SUBMITTER: Czaja SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287767 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature