Investigating the effect of associative memory exercises in aging population
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Date
2013-07, 2013-12, 2013
Authors
Garcia Campuzano, Mari Tere
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Elsevier
Wiley Online Library
Elsevier Masson
Wiley Online Library
Elsevier Masson
Abstract
This thesis presents the application of two novel associative memory exercises on twelve cognitively healthy elderly and two females suspected of suffering dementia between 70 to 90 years of age during 8 consecutive weeks (3 sessions/week). Also eleven age-matched control volunteers participated in the study but not in the memory exercises.
All participants’ memory and mental condition were assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Wechsler Memory Scale. Both assessments were administered at the baseline, immediately after, and again one month afterwards of the end of the 8-week exercise regime. Control participants were also assessed twice by these two measures, 8 weeks apart.
The results show that, on average, the memory and mental state of the Exercising Group improved significantly over the exercise program compared with those of the Control Group. The results suggest that our designed associative memory exercises are effective for cognitive state improvement of older adults.
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Associative memory
Citation
Garcia, M.T. et. al. (2013). The Effect of Associative Memory Exercises in Older Adults, J. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 82, 707-712
Garcia Campuzano, M.T. et. al. (2013). Effect of cognitive training targeting associative memory in the elderly: A small randomized trial and a longitudinal evaluation, J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 6(12), 2252-2254
Garcia Campuzano, M.T., & Moussavi, Z., Associative memory exercises as a means for Alzheimer’s treatment: a case study, Elsevier Masson SAS, Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry, 28 (1),1.
Garcia Campuzano, M.T. et. al. (2013). Effect of cognitive training targeting associative memory in the elderly: A small randomized trial and a longitudinal evaluation, J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 6(12), 2252-2254
Garcia Campuzano, M.T., & Moussavi, Z., Associative memory exercises as a means for Alzheimer’s treatment: a case study, Elsevier Masson SAS, Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry, 28 (1),1.