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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology and Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Auditory Rehabilitation and Cognitive Training

Background:

  • The World Health Organization emphasizes multi-system approaches to healthy aging, integrating sensory, motor, and cognitive functions.
  • Complex listening behaviors, crucial for everyday activities, are influenced by the interplay of sensory, motor, and cognitive systems.
  • Executive functions (EF) like selection, inhibition, and working memory updating are key domain-free processes supporting complex auditory tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review research on training interventions aimed at enhancing complex multitasking outcomes relevant to everyday listening in older adults.
  • To explore the efficacy of executive function (EF) training for improving complex listening performance in aging populations, irrespective of hearing status.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of studies investigating cognitive training, specifically targeting EF processes.
  • Inclusion of research involving older adults with varying degrees of audiometric hearing loss (from sub-clinical to significant).
  • Analysis of training outcomes related to complex listening behaviors and everyday multitasking performance.

Main Results:

  • Older adults, both with and without audiometric hearing loss, demonstrate the capacity to benefit from EF training.
  • Targeted EF training shows promise in improving complex listening performance in daily contexts.
  • The findings support the integration of EF training into auditory rehabilitation strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Executive function (EF) training is a viable approach to enhance complex listening abilities in older adults.
  • Interventions should consider a holistic approach, potentially extending beyond traditional communication training to encompass realistic multitasking scenarios.
  • Future research and clinical practice should explore comprehensive rehabilitation programs that include EF training for improved functional outcomes in aging individuals.