A Case Study of the Long-Lasting Effects of Cognitive Training on Similar Tasks in Alzheimer's Disease.
J Appl Gerontol
; 37(10): 1215-1224, 2018 10.
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| ID: mdl-27538579
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Cognitive training allows patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) to reinforce their cognitive abilities. Here, we investigated the generalizability of trained skills to novel tasks, and their stability over time.METHOD:
One patient underwent a structured cognitive training using the GEO (Geographical Exercise for cognitive Optimization) task, whereas 10 patients underwent a control intervention. Participants' performances on the GEO task, on a similar untrained task, and on a different untrained task were recorded before and after the intervention, and at the 24-month follow-up.RESULTS:
On both the trained and the similar untrained tasks, patient's and controls' performance significantly differed from one another, with trained patient showing a significant acquirement of procedural skills that were maintained over time.CONCLUSION:
Our preliminary evidence showed that a cognitive training could allow patients to acquire and maintain new skills not only on performing a trained task but surprisingly also on a similar untrained task.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
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Cognição
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Doença de Alzheimer
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Generalização Psicológica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article