The Impact of Three Cognitive Training Interventions on Older Adults' Physical Functioning Across 5 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physical functioning is closely associated with cognition. The current study assessed the impact of three cognitive training programs on objective measures of physical functioning across 5 years.

Method

Older adults randomized to a processing speed ( n = 702), reasoning ( n = 694), or memory ( n = 703) training intervention were compared with those randomized to a no-contact control condition ( n = 698). Intention-to-treat (ITT) and treatment-received/dosage (time-varying number of training sessions) analyses were conducted.

Results

There were no transfer effects in the ITT analyses. Treatment-received models demonstrated that training sessions (i.e., higher dosage) across all intervention arms transferred to better maintained Digit Symbol Copy and Turn 360

SUBMITTER: Ross LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5453841 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature