TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a structured course involving goal management training in older adults: A randomised controlled trial
AU - van Hooren, Susan A. H.
AU - Valentijn, Susanne A. M.
AU - Bosma, Hans
AU - Ponds, Rudolf W. H. M.
AU - van Boxtel, Martin P. J.
AU - Levine, Brian
AU - Robertson, Ian
AU - Jolles, Jelle
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a structured 6-week neuropsychological course on the executive functioning of older adults with cognitive complaints. Methods: A randomised controlled design was used involving 69 community dwelling individuals aged 55 years and older. Both objective and subjective measures were included to assess executive functioning. General linear model with repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine the intervention effects. Results: After the intervention, the participants in the intervention group were significantly less annoyed by their cognitive failures, were better able to manage their executive failures and reported less anxiety symptoms than those in the waiting list control group. Conclusion: These findings indicate that a combination of psycho-education and training has the potential to change the attitude of older individuals towards their cognitive functioning. Practice implications: Because this training focussed on cognitive functions that are among the first to decline in older adults and the subjective evaluation of the people after training was quite favourable, the proposed intervention may be considered a valuable contribution to cognitive interventions for older adults. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a structured 6-week neuropsychological course on the executive functioning of older adults with cognitive complaints. Methods: A randomised controlled design was used involving 69 community dwelling individuals aged 55 years and older. Both objective and subjective measures were included to assess executive functioning. General linear model with repeated measures analysis of variance was used to examine the intervention effects. Results: After the intervention, the participants in the intervention group were significantly less annoyed by their cognitive failures, were better able to manage their executive failures and reported less anxiety symptoms than those in the waiting list control group. Conclusion: These findings indicate that a combination of psycho-education and training has the potential to change the attitude of older individuals towards their cognitive functioning. Practice implications: Because this training focussed on cognitive functions that are among the first to decline in older adults and the subjective evaluation of the people after training was quite favourable, the proposed intervention may be considered a valuable contribution to cognitive interventions for older adults. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16956743
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2006.07.010
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2006.07.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 16956743
SN - 0738-3991
VL - 65
SP - 205
EP - 213
JO - Patient Education and Counseling
JF - Patient Education and Counseling
IS - 2
ER -