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Working Memory Training for Older Participants: A Control Group Training Regimen and Initial Intellectual Functioning Assessment
Published on: September 20, 2020
Does a cognitive-training programme improve the performance of middle-aged employees undergoing in-patient
Stefanie Wagner1, Rainer Kaschel, Sonke Paulsen
1Klinik fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Johannes-Gutenberg Universitat Mainz, Germany. stefwagn@uni-mainz.de
Purpose:
With the ever-increasing average life expectancy and rising age of retirement, cognitive and work capacities in advanced age take on great importance. Cognitive impairments, however, increase with age. The effect of cognitive-training programmes on people with mild cognitive impairment has not been verified in any systematic investigations.
Method:
This study presents a cognitive-training programme designed for middle-aged employees that was implemented and evaluated at the Psychosomatic Clinic Bad Neustadt/Saale in an AB study design (A: no intervention; B: intervention).
Results:
Memory performance of the intervention group (n = 33) improved significantly between intake and discharge, compared with that of the control group (n = 40), as did self-ratings of memory and work-related attitudes.
Conclusions:
A cognitive-training programme is useful and effective in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Future studies should investigate how older or more severely impaired patients benefit from such a programme.
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