FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TRAINING
Early Prediction of Full Mastery of a Computerized Functional Skills Training Program in Participants with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Courtney Dowell-Esquivel et al., Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry, Columbia Poster Presentation (2023)
Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry, Columbia Poster Presentation
Early Prediction of Full Mastery of a Computerized Functional Skills Training Program in Participants with Mild Cognitive Impairment
SUMMARY
Computerized cognitive training and skills training have been found to lead to improvements in cognition and skills performance. Mastery of all the tasks is achieved by less than 100% of trainees. Some of the trainees do not master any of the tasks, suggesting that training could possibly modified to make it more successful. However, early identification of high- risk cases would be required in order to modify training strategies on a momentary basis. How early can these cases be identified: baseline, first training? Is it longer time or more errors?
Non-graduators can be identified with high accuracy at the baseline assessment of the first task in the battery. Thus, errors during the first 15 minutes of assessment are the best predictor of 12- week training outcomes, suggesting that alternative training streams could be developed and deployed to participants at high risk of failure to master all tasks.
