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Trial reportJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS2018

Memory Strategy Training in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Complaints: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nikita L Frankenmolen, Eduard J Overdorp, Luciano Fasotti, Jurgen A H R Claassen, Roy P C Kessels, Joukje M Oosterman

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Trial report in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06352346 (Evaluation of a Compensatory Brain Game Supporting Goal Management Training Intervention Targeting Executive Function in Acquired Brain Injury Patients With Depressive and/or Anxiety Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06352346 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of a Compensatory Brain Game Supporting Goal Management Training Intervention Targeting Executive Function in Acquired Brain Injury Patients With Depressive and/or Anxiety Symptoms: a Single-case Experimental Design

TypeinterventionalSponsorProPersonaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled4ConditionsAcquired Brain Injury, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, Executive DysfunctionArmsCompensatory brain game supporting Goal Management Training intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Early life predictors of subjective cognitive function in older age: emerging longitudinal associations over 6 decades.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nikita L Frankenmolen1Radboud University,Donders Institute for Brain,Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6889-4552
Eduard J Overdorp3Gelre Medical Centre,Department of Medical Psychology,Zutphen,The Netherlands.
Luciano Fasotti1Radboud University,Donders Institute for Brain,Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands.
Jurgen A H R Claassen1Radboud University,Donders Institute for Brain,Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands.
Roy P C Kessels1Radboud University,Donders Institute for Brain,Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands.
Joukje M Oosterman1Radboud University,Donders Institute for Brain,Cognition and Behaviour,Nijmegen,The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSubjective memory complaints (SMC) in older adults are associated with a decline in everyday functioning and an increased risk for future cognitive decline. This study examines the effect of a memory strategy training compared to a control memory training on memory functioning in daily life.

methodsThis was a randomized controlled trial with baseline, post-treatment, and 6-month follow-up assessments conducted in 60 older adults (50-87 years) with SMC. Participants were randomly assigned to either seven sessions of memory strategy training or seven sessions of control memory training. Both interventions were given in small groups and included psycho-education. Primary outcome measure was memory functioning in daily life. Objective measures of memory performance and self-reported measures of strategy use were included as secondary outcome measures.

resultsParticipants in each intervention group reported an improvement in personal memory goals (p<.0005), up to 6 months after training. An interaction effect showed that participants following memory strategy training reported a larger improvement in personal memory goals (p=.002). Both intervention groups improved on two memory tests (p<.001 and p<.01). In the memory strategy training group, an increase in strategy use in daily life was the strongest predictor (p<.05) of improvement in subjective memory functioning.

conclusionsOlder adults with subjective memory complaints benefit from memory strategy training, especially in their memory functioning in daily life. (JINS, 2018, 24, 1110-1120).

Indexed as

LearningActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCognitive DysfunctionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPatient Education as TopicPsychotherapy, GroupTreatment OutcomeActivities of daily livingAgingCognitive trainingCompensation strategiesMild cognitive impairmentSubjective cognitive impairment

Identifiers

PMID30168408
PMCPMC6317111

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