de Medeiros Kate, Kennedy Quinn, Cole Thomas, Lindley Rosemary, O' Hara Ruth
Copper Ridge Institute, Sykesville, MD 21784-7650, USA.
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;15(3):257-61. doi: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000240985.10411.3e.
In this pilot study, the authors examined whether participation in a structured autobiographic writing workshop positively influenced memory performance in a group of community-dwelling older adults. Eighteen subjects, aged 62-84 years, were enrolled in an eight-week writing workshop. At baseline and follow up, they completed five memory assessments and submitted two writing samples, which were evaluated for linguistic complexity. The authors found a significant increase in follow-up scores on tests of verbal memory and attention, indicating a possible positive influence of the writing workshop. The authors also found a decline in idea density, suggesting that more research is needed to better understand how interpretation of the language assessment tool may be affected by improvements in writing.
在这项试点研究中，作者探讨了参加一个结构化的自传体写作工作坊是否会对一组居住在社区的老年人的记忆表现产生积极影响。18名年龄在62至84岁之间的受试者参加了一个为期八周的写作工作坊。在基线和随访时，他们完成了五项记忆评估，并提交了两份写作样本，这些样本被评估语言复杂性。作者发现，言语记忆和注意力测试的随访分数显著提高，表明写作工作坊可能产生了积极影响。作者还发现想法密度有所下降，这表明需要更多研究来更好地理解写作能力的提高如何影响语言评估工具的解读。
