Improving Prospective Memory in Persons With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prospective memory (PM) is essential for productive and independent living and necessary for compliance with prescribed health behaviors. Parkinson disease (PD) can cause PM deficits that are associated with activity limitations and reduced quality of life. Forming implementation intentions (IIs) is an encoding strategy that may improve PM in this population.

Objective

To determine the effect of IIs on PM performance in PD.

Methods

This was a laboratory-based randomized controlled trial. Participants with mild to moderate PD without dementia (n = 62) performed a computerized PM test (Virtual Week) under standard instructions. One week later they were randomly allocated to perform it again while using either IIs or a rehearsal (RR) encoding strategy.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Foster ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5393947 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature