Memory training for older adults with low education: mental images versus categorization

Autor(es)

da Silva‚ H.S. ; Yassuda‚ M.S.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY; v. 35, n. 10, p. 890-905, 2009.

Resumo

This study aimed to describe the benefits of memory training for older adults with low education. Twenty-nine healthy older adults with zero to two years of formal education participated. Sixteen participants received training based on categorization (categorization group = CATG) and 13 received training based on mental images (imagery group = IMG). One group served as control for the other because they trained with different strategies. Training was offered in eight sessions of 90 minutes. The participants were evaluated pre- and posttraining. IMG improved performance in episodic memory tests and had reduced depressive symptoms. CATG increased the use of categorization but did not increase performance in episodic memory tests. Results suggest that the strategy based on the creation of mental images was more effective for older adults with low formal education. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/00441-6 - Benefícios de programas de aprimoramento da memória para idosos de baixa escolaridade em Ermelino Matarazzo
• Beneficiário: Henrique Salmazo da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica
• Processo FAPESP: 07/00110-0 - Envelhecimento e cognição: instrumentos de avalição neuropsicológica e treino cognitivo
• Beneficiário: Monica Sanches Yassuda
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular