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Working Memory Training for Older Participants: A Control Group Training Regimen and Initial Intellectual Functioning Assessment

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Cognitive training for dementia.

Wilhelm Frank¹, Brigitte Konta

¹ARWIG (Arbeitskreis für wissenschaftliche Gesundheitsversorgung), Wien, Österreich.

GMS Health Technology Assessment

|February 4, 2011

Summary

Cognitive training shows some success in treating dementia, schizophrenia, and brain lesions. Further studies are needed to identify effective methods and factors for cognitive improvement.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Gerontology

Background:

Cognitive deficits are associated with dementia, cerebral lesions, and schizophrenic psychoses.
Cognitive capacity reserve theory suggests reduced reserve precedes dementia symptoms.
Cognitive training aims to improve abstract memory and cognitive function.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive training methods for cognitive disorders.
To assess cognitive training's impact on dementia, cerebral lesions, and schizophrenic psychoses.

Main Methods:

Systematic literature search of DIMDI superbase retrieval.
Inclusion of 33 publications after expert review.
Analysis of heterogeneous cognitive training methods and outcomes.

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Main Results:

Approximately one-third of studies showed cognitive improvements.
Cognitive training demonstrated significant improvements in some outcome parameters for cerebral lesions.
Neurocognitive training, Cognitive Remediation Therapy, and strategic training showed effectiveness for schizophrenic psychoses.
Reality orientation training showed selected success in severe dementia.

Conclusions:

Cognitive training methods show potential but are highly heterogeneous and methodically variable.
Further coordinated studies are recommended to identify success parameters and effectiveness factors.
Cognitive training may offer benefits for various cognitive deficits, but requires more rigorous investigation.