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

Autor(es)

Camara, Marina Ribeiro ^[1] ; Ducatti, Mariana ^[2] ; Schmidt, Andreia ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; v. 32, n. 4, p. 326-340, NOV 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/25292-7 - Desempenho de idosos com demência de Alzheimer em teste de exclusão e ensino e teste de identidade
• Beneficiário: Marina Ribeiro Camara
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica