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Identity matching to sample and exclusion performance in elderly with and without neurocognitive disorders

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Author(s):
Camara, Marina Ribeiro [1] ; Ducatti, Mariana [2] ; Schmidt, Andreia [2]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; v. 32, n. 4, p. 326-340, NOV 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) affect complex processes of stimulus control, such as relational performance. The aims of this study were (a) to compare the performance of older adults with NCD with that of control older adults in generalized identity matching (GI) tests and in responding by exclusion probes and (b) to verify the effect of identity matching training on subsequent GI and exclusion tests, in older adults with NCD. Participants were 24 older adults (aged 60 to 92years), eight without NCD (control group I {[}CG I]), and 16 with NCD: CG II, with accurate performance in the GI tests and the experimental group (EG), with low performance in these tests. After exclusion and GI tests with all participants, the EG underwent identity matching training with 3 pairs of visual stimuli, and exclusion and identity matching posttests. All participants of the CG I and CG II presented accurate performance in the tests. Seven of the 8 older adults of the EG achieved the learning criterion in the training and showed some improvement in the GI posttest; however, positive effects of the training were not observed in the exclusion posttests. Teaching procedures for identity matching in older adult patients with NCD can produce positive results; however, it is necessary to understand the relationship between cognitive decline and other relational performances. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/25292-7 - Performance of elderly with Alzheimer in exclusion test and identity teaching and testing
Grantee:Marina Ribeiro Camara
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation