Graham J. McDougall|Heather Becker|Keenan A. Pituch|Taylor W. Acee|Phillip W. Vaughan|Carol L. Delville
The SeniorWISE Study: Improving Everyday Memory in Older Adults
The University of Texas at Austin
tested whether atrisk older adults receiving memory training showed better memory selfefficacy metamemory memory performance function instrumental activities daily living participants receiving health promotion training comparison condition followed participants 26 months sample mostly female 79 caucasian 71 17 hispanics 12 african americans average age 75 years average education 13 years memory training group made greater gains global cognition fewer memory complaints groups generally maintained performance cognitive measures instrumental activities daily living iadls throughout 24month study period black hispanic participants made greater gains whites memory performance measures memory selfefficacy unexpected finding minority elders made largest gains merits study study contributed knowledge base geropsychiatric nursing providing evidence effective psychosocial intervention could delivered advanced practice nurses