Feasibility of a Home-Based Task-Switching Training in Middle-Aged Caregivers
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Abstract
The current study aimed at investigating feasibility of a self-administered task-switching training in a middle-aged working population. Eighty-one caregivers (41-62 years old) were instructed to train at home 8 times either within a 7- or 14-day interval. Only 56.7% performed more than 50% of the instructed number of training sessions. However, compliant caregivers (who completed more than 4 training sessions) showed significant training gains and transfer to an untrained task-switching task. Although transfer effects to other cognitive tasks were not found, trained participants tended to report fewer everyday memory failures than a control group. In conclusion, the implementation of a home-based task-switching training in everyday life of caregivers is possible. However, there is only limited evidence for generalization of results of previous laboratory studies. Adherence and transfer to other cognitive tasks are discussed as important challenges in conveying laboratory findings into real life.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 295-315 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of cognitive enhancement |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 7 Jan 2022 |
Publication status | Published - 7 Jan 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
unpaywall | 10.1007/s41465-021-00237-0 |
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Mendeley | ab727b1d-6f5f-3be4-8dcc-03600bff12f7 |
PubMed | 35966367 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-0015-5120/work/142239823 |
Scopus | 85169145159 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Executive control, Task-switching, Real life, Middle age, Training, Adherence, MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, PROSPECTIVE MEMORY PERFORMANCE, NO CONVINCING EVIDENCE, HEALTHY OLDER-ADULTS, WORKING-MEMORY, IMPLEMENTATION INTENTIONS, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS, FLUID INTELLIGENCE, METAANALYSIS, INTERVENTIONS