FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
Interpreting self-report measures about cognition: What matters and what to do with the data: A commentary on “Awareness of baseline functioning and sensitivity to improvement in older people with and without mild cognitive impairment receiving a computerized functional skills training program
Mahncke, International Psychogeriatrics (2025)
International Psychogeriatrics
Interpreting self-report measures about cognition: What matters and what to do with the data: A commentary on “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
Biomarker tests of brain health may be positive, neuropsychological and functional measures of cognition may be positive – but will the patient’s personal experience with their cognitive performance be in alignment with these measures? Harvey and collaborators dig into this issue, with a careful analysis of the correlations between neuropsychological, functional, and self-report measures of cognitive function at baseline and the relationship between change scores on these measures after a cognitive training intervention.
Harvey and colleagues suggest a different approach – that cognitive training programs (and presumably any behavioral intervention targeting cognition, e.g., exercise, nutrition, mindfulness) should include components designed to improve the accuracy of participants’ awareness of their cognitive abilities.
