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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2020

Comparing Web-Based and Classroom-Based Memory Training for Older Adults: The ACTIVE Memory Works™ Study.

George W Rebok, Marian Tzuang, Jeanine M Parisi

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback Using fNIRS Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  5. Ancient Mnemonic in New Format-Episodic Memory Training With the Method of Loci in a Smart Phone Application.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

George W RebokDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Marian TzuangDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jeanine M ParisiDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Funding

Research Training in Age-Related Cognitive DisordersT32AG027668 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARILYN S. ALBERT · 2007 to 2026
$6.3M
Web-Based ACTIVE Memory Training Intervention for Older AdultsR21AG042554 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI REBOK, GEORGE W. · 2013 to 2014
$401k
Role of Sleep in Cognitive TrainingF31AG058389 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TZUANG, YUAN MARIAN · 2018 to 2019
$90k
NIA NIH HHS F31 AG058389NIA NIH HHS R21 AG042554NIA NIH HHS T32 AG027668
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare the efficacy of a web-based versus a classroom-based memory training program in enhancing cognition and everyday functioning in older adults, and program satisfaction and acceptability.

methodParticipants (N = 208; mean age = 71.1) were randomly assigned to a web-based or classroom-based training, or to a wait-list control condition. Cognitive and everyday functioning measures were administered at baseline, immediate, and 6 months post-training; both training groups evaluated program satisfaction and acceptability at immediate post-training. Repeated-measures analyses of variance assessed training effects on cognitive and functioning outcomes; independent-samples t tests assessed group differences in program satisfaction and acceptability.

resultsCompared to controls, neither training group showed a significant improvement on measures of memory or everyday functioning as assessed by dependence or difficulty on instrumental activities of daily living over time. Training effects did not transfer to non-trained cognitive abilities. The web-based group was as satisfied with the training as the classroom-based group (p > .05). DISCUSSION: Although no significant training effects were found, we demonstrated that a web-based platform is an acceptable and feasible mode to provide memory training to healthy older adults. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential of web-based memory training programs for improving cognition and function in cognitively healthy older adults.

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CognitionInternet-Based InterventionLearningPersonal SatisfactionTransfer, PsychologyAgedCognitive AgingEducational TechnologyExecutive FunctionFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleProgram EvaluationTask Performance and Analysiscognitioninterventionsmemoryservicestechnology

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PMID31429912
PMCPMC7265808

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