Prospective Memory Training: Outlining a New Approach

This article describes the first comprehensive PM training intervention. Older adults (age 55 to 75) who received training completed 8 weekly PM training sessions that consisted of variable PM training tasks, strategy-focused discussion, and homework assignments. Those assigned to a control group completed only the first and last training task. On both a real-world proxy PM transfer task and the training tasks detailed here, there was a positive impact of PM training, suggesting practical benefits of the current training package for older adults. Benefits may also extend to other special populations who experience PM impairments (e.g., traumatic brain injury [TBI], Parkinson’s).

Source: Journal of Applied Gerontology - October 5, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Waldum, E. R., Dufault, C. L., McDaniel, M. A. Tags: Process Evaluation Source Type: research