BACKGROUND/AIMS: It has been shown that cognitive training might help to protect against age-related cognitive decline. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of a computerized cognitive training application and its near transfer effects on the cognitive status of older adults. METHODS: Performance on the 7-Minute Screen at baseline and at the end of the program was analyzed by using a pre-post design. Adults aged 55 and older (n = 101; mean age ± standard deviation: 68.97 ± 5.81 years) with and without memory impairments were trained. RESULTS: Significant improvements after the training program were found in memory, visuo-spatial and verbal fluency abilities, regardless of age, gender or education. Moreover, participants without significant memory impairments and those with Age-Associated Memory Impairment gained from the program more than subjects with mild cognitive impairment. CONCLUSION: Computerized cognitive training programs, such as Telecognitio®, may be used as a practical and valuable tool in clinic to improve cognitive status.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: It has been shown that cognitive training might help to protect against age-related cognitive decline. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of a computerized cognitive training application and its near transfer effects on the cognitive status of older adults. METHODS: Performance on the 7-Minute Screen at baseline and at the end of the program was analyzed by using a pre-post design. Adults aged 55 and older (n = 101; mean age ± standard deviation: 68.97 ± 5.81 years) with and without memory impairments were trained. RESULTS: Significant improvements after the training program were found in memory, visuo-spatial and verbal fluency abilities, regardless of age, gender or education. Moreover, participants without significant memory impairments and those with Age-Associated Memory Impairment gained from the program more than subjects with mild cognitive impairment. CONCLUSION: Computerized cognitive training programs, such as Telecognitio®, may be used as a practical and valuable tool in clinic to improve cognitive status.
Authors: Laura Núñez-Naveira; Begoña Alonso-Búa; Carmen de Labra; Rikke Gregersen; Kirsten Maibom; Ewa Mojs; Agnieszka Krawczyk-Wasielewska; José Carlos Millán-Calenti Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2016-12-28 Impact factor: 3.411
Authors: Angie A Diaz Baquero; María V Perea Bartolomé; José Miguel Toribio-Guzmán; Fernando Martínez-Abad; Esther Parra Vidales; Yolanda Bueno Aguado; Henriëtte G van der Roest; Manuel A Franco-Martín Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2022-03-19 Impact factor: 4.241