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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
69 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-05-31
2015-10-31
Brief Summary
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Although not one of the stated goals of the program, informal feedback from participants suggests that the educational content and skills training in the Memory and Aging Program has led some participants to change behaviours in ways that lead to significant improvements in their everyday functioning. For example, graduating participants often volunteer examples of how they have applied what they have learned to succeed in everyday memory tasks such as learning a new name or keeping track of future plans. Based on this participant feedback, it is hypothesized that the knowledge, skills, and confidence gained by Memory and Aging Program participants may lead to positive behaviour changes that, in turn, lead to improved everyday functioning. The present study will test this hypothesis using a randomized controlled pretest-posttest design.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Memory and Aging Program
The Memory and Aging Program intervention consists of five 2-hour sessions conducted over five consecutive weeks. The content of the program includes: (a) the provision of factual information (i.e., about memory, age-related memory changes, lifestyle factors affecting memory, and memory strategies) in an informal lecture format; and (b) memory intervention (i.e., practice and application of several evidence-based memory strategies) in a hands-on interactive format.
Memory and Aging Program
Wait-list Control
Participants randomized to the wait-list control group will receive no intervention following randomization. They will be offered the intervention immediately following completion of the week 14 outcome testing session.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Memory and Aging Program
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Available to participate in all testing and intervention sessions (located in Toronto, Canada)
Exclusion Criteria
* dependence in instrumental activities of daily living
* cognitive impairment, defined as performance below cutoff for cognitive impairment on a standardized cognitive test, the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (Brandt, Spencer, \& Folstein, 1988).
* affective impairment, defined as performance below cutoff for depression on standardized depression screen, the Geriatric Depression Scale (Yesavage et al., 1983)
50 Years
90 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Baycrest
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Susan Vandermorris, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Psychologist
Principal Investigators
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Susan Vandermorris, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Baycrest
Locations
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Baycrest
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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References
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Brandt, J., Spencer, M., & Folstein, M. (1988). The Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, & Behavioral Neurology, 1(2), 111-117.
Gordon J, Rockwood K, Powell C. Assessing patients' views of clinical changes. JAMA. 2000 Apr 12;283(14):1824-5. No abstract available.
Kiresuk, T. J., Smith, A., & Cardillo, J. E. (1994). Goal attainment scaling: Applications, theory, and measurement. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Troyer, A. K. (2001). Improving memory knowledge, satisfaction, and functioning via an education and intervention program for older adults. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 8(4), 256-268.
Troyer AK, Hafliger A, Cadieux MJ, Craik FI. Name and face learning in older adults: effects of level of processing, self-generation, and intention to learn. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 Mar;61(2):P67-74. doi: 10.1093/geronb/61.2.p67.
Troyer AK, Rich JB. Psychometric properties of a new metamemory questionnaire for older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2002 Jan;57(1):P19-27. doi: 10.1093/geronb/57.1.p19.
Walker SN, Sechrist KR, Pender NJ. The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile: development and psychometric characteristics. Nurs Res. 1987 Mar-Apr;36(2):76-81.
Ware JE Jr, Sherbourne CD. The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. Med Care. 1992 Jun;30(6):473-83.
Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A. Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: the PANAS scales. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1988 Jun;54(6):1063-70. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.54.6.1063.
Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, Lum O, Huang V, Adey M, Leirer VO. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. J Psychiatr Res. 1982-1983;17(1):37-49. doi: 10.1016/0022-3956(82)90033-4.
Vandermorris S, Au A, Gardner S, Troyer AK. Initiation and maintenance of behaviour change to support memory and brain health in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2022 May;32(4):611-628. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2020.1841656. Epub 2020 Nov 17.
Herdman KA, Vandermorris S, Davidson S, Au A, Troyer AK. Comparable achievement of client-identified, self-rated goals in intervention and no-intervention groups: reevaluating the use of Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome measure. Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2019 Dec;29(10):1600-1610. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1432490. Epub 2018 Feb 12.
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Other Identifiers
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14-21
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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