The SeniorWISE study: improving everyday memory in older adults.

ABSTRACT: We tested whether at-risk older adults receiving memory training showed better memory self-efficacy, metamemory, memory performance, and function in instrumental activities of daily living than participants receiving a health promotion training comparison condition. We followed participants for 26 months. The sample was mostly female (79%) and Caucasian (71%), with 17% Hispanics and 12% African Americans; average age was 75 years, and average education was 13 years. The memory training group made greater gains on global cognition and had fewer memory complaints, but both groups generally maintained their performance on the other cognitive measures and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) throughout the 24-month study period. Black and Hispanic participants made greater gains tha

SUBMITTER: McDougall GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2946102 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature