FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
Awareness of baseline functioning and sensitivity to improvement in older people with and without mild cognitive impairment receiving a computerized functional skills training program
Harvey et al., International Psychogeriatrics (2024)
International Psychogeriatrics
Awareness of baseline functioning and sensitivity to improvement in older people with and without mild cognitive impairment receiving a computerized functional skills training program
SUMMARY
The objective of the study was to examine the relative ability of participants with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to self-assess their cognitive performance and training gains.
Participants with MCI underestimated their performance deficits at baseline. Self-reports of changes in everyday functioning do not track the substantial objective changes. Previous studies have reported a lack of sensitivity to training gains in several different conditions. Strategies to increase awareness of training gains may be required to sustain treatment benefits.
