FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
Comparing the Effects of Combined Cognitive and Functional Skills Training to Skills Training Alone: Burst Training Increases Training Gains without Increasing Drop-outs
Harvey et al., Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), Poster Presentation (2023)
Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), Poster Presentation
Comparing the Effects of Combined Cognitive and Functional Skills Training to Skills Training Alone: Burst Training Increases Training Gains without Increasing Drop-outs
SUMMARY
Previous studies have found that computerized cognitive training augments skills training benefits, on both trained skills and cognitive performance. However, dropout rates were higher for MCI participants asked to do Concurrent Training. Question: Can we bypass the dropouts with burst cognitive training?
The result of the study saw substantial training gains with remote training across conditions and populations. Training gains were highly similar to previous in-person studies. Gains are facilitated by combined training. There were fewer total training sessions because of the design. Drop out was markedly lower than previous study with concurrent skills and cognitive training.
