TY - JOUR
T1 - Memory skills elders want to improve
AU - Leirer, Von O.
AU - Morrow, Daniel G.
AU - Sheikh, Javaid I.
AU - Pariante, Grace M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by SBIR grant No. Re4 AG06957-02 from the National Institute on Aging. We wish to thank the San Carlos Senior Citizen Center, San Carlos, California, for their cooperation during the course of this research. Correspondence concerning this article should be sent to Von 0. Leirer, Ph.D., Decision Systems, P.O.B ox 6489, Stanford, CA 94305, U.S.A.
PY - 1990/9
Y1 - 1990/9
N2 - While many research studies have investigated memory training for elders, none have asked which specific memory skills elders would like to improve. This study investigates two related questions. First, which memory skills elders would like to improve? Second, is there a common set of these memory skills? Elders completed a three-part questionnaire. First, it asked for subject demographics. Second, it asked for the first, second, third, and then all other memory skills they would most like to improve. Finally, it asked elders to rate the importance of 10 specific memory skills. The results indicate that elders share a common set of memory skills they wish to improve. They are: (a) people's names, (b) important dates, (c) location of household objects, (d) recent and past events, (e) meetings and appointments, (f) information and facts, (g) general improvement, and (h) medication. One conclusion from these findings is that at least some memory training research should focus on these specific memory skills.
AB - While many research studies have investigated memory training for elders, none have asked which specific memory skills elders would like to improve. This study investigates two related questions. First, which memory skills elders would like to improve? Second, is there a common set of these memory skills? Elders completed a three-part questionnaire. First, it asked for subject demographics. Second, it asked for the first, second, third, and then all other memory skills they would most like to improve. Finally, it asked elders to rate the importance of 10 specific memory skills. The results indicate that elders share a common set of memory skills they wish to improve. They are: (a) people's names, (b) important dates, (c) location of household objects, (d) recent and past events, (e) meetings and appointments, (f) information and facts, (g) general improvement, and (h) medication. One conclusion from these findings is that at least some memory training research should focus on these specific memory skills.
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U2 - 10.1080/07340669008251544
DO - 10.1080/07340669008251544
M3 - Article
C2 - 2090468
AN - SCOPUS:0025677515
SN - 0361-073X
VL - 16
SP - 155
EP - 158
JO - Experimental Aging Research
JF - Experimental Aging Research
IS - 3
ER -