FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
The Efficacy of a Home-Based Functional Skills Training Program for Older Adults With and Without a Cognitive Impairment
Czaja et al., Innovation in Aging (2024)
Innovation in Aging
The Efficacy of a Home-Based Functional Skills Training Program for Older Adults With and Without a Cognitive Impairment
SUMMARY
The performance of everyday technology-based tasks, such as online banking or shopping, can be challenging for older adults, especially those with a cognitive impairment. Technology-based tasks are cognitively demanding and require learning new skills. This study explored the efficacy of a technology-based functional skills assessment and training program (FUNSAT) among aging adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in home settings.
Implications of the study were that nonimpaired aging adults and those with MCI can learn to perform technology-based everyday tasks. Further, home-based technology training protocols are feasible for aging adults with and without a cognitive impairment.
