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Trial reportThe Gerontologist2022

Does Computer Use Improve Older Adults' Cognitive Functioning? Evidence From the Personal Reminder Information and Social Management Trial.

Shenghao Zhang, Walter R Boot, Neil Charness

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Gerontologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Technology use and subjective cognitive concerns in older adults.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shenghao ZhangDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3870-1975
Walter R BootDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Neil CharnessDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1002-3439
Florida State University · US

Funding

Understanding Issues Surrounding Technology Uptake and the Influence of Technology and Decision Making in Older AdultsP01AG017211 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI CZAJA, SARA J · 1999 to 2019
$26.6M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesNumerous longitudinal studies suggest that technology use in late adulthood is associated with cognitive benefits. Using data from a randomized controlled trial, the current study examined whether computer use improves cognition in older adults with little to no previous computer experience. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsThis study used data from the Personal Reminder Information and Social Management (PRISM) trial. Community-dwelling older adults with little previous computer experience (MAge = 76.15) were randomly assigned to learn and use a computer (the PRISM system, n = 150) or interact with parallel content delivered in a nondigital format (paper binder, n = 150) for 12 months. Objective and subjective cognitive outcomes were measured before (pretest) and after the intervention (posttest). Latent change score models and Bayesian analysis of variances were used to examine cognitive change at the ability and individual measure level.

resultsComputer training and use for 12 months did not lead to cognitive improvements at the ability level. Strong evidence against cognitive benefits at the individual measure level was also observed. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Casual computer use does not provide enough cognitive stimulation to improve cognition in late adulthood. Cognitive benefits observed in longitudinal studies may be mediated by other factors or influenced by confounding variables.

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CognitionCognitive Behavioral TherapyAdultAgedBayes TheoremComputersHumansTechnologyCognitionCognitive agingTechnology

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PMID34940841
PMCPMC9372882
OpenAlexW4200512536

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