a Department of General Psychology , University of Padova , Padova , Italy.
b School of Psychology , Australian Catholic University , Melbourne , Australia.
Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2017 Jun;27(4):486-506. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2015.1103758. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
The present study adapted a computerised version of Virtual Week, a laboratory measure of prospective memory designed to simulate the kinds of prospective memory tasks encountered in daily life. In particular, this study aimed to translate and adapt Virtual Week for an Italian population. We collected data from 198 subjects that were divided into five groups based on age: young-young adults (20-29 years, n = 47), young adults (30-45 years, n = 32), middle-age adults (46-59 years, n = 32), young-old adults (60-69 years, n = 41), and old-old adults (70 years plus, n = 39). Results showed that PM performance was best in younger adults, relatively stable over middle adulthood and then decreased with age, with older adults performing the least accurately, in particular for the time-based condition. Results also demonstrated good reliability estimates across a range of ages and task types. Thus, the adaptation of Virtual Week into Italian appears to be a reliable measure of prospective memory for the Italian population.
本研究改编了计算机化的虚拟周（Virtual Week）版本，这是一种前瞻性记忆的实验室测量方法，旨在模拟日常生活中遇到的前瞻性记忆任务。特别是，本研究旨在为意大利人群翻译和改编虚拟周。我们从 198 名参与者那里收集了数据，这些参与者根据年龄分为五组：年轻年轻人（20-29 岁，n=47）、年轻人（30-45 岁，n=32）、中年人（46-59 岁，n=32）、年轻老年人（60-69 岁，n=41）和老年人（70 岁及以上，n=39）。结果表明，年轻人的 PM 表现最佳，中年人相对稳定，然后随年龄下降，老年人表现最差，特别是在基于时间的条件下。结果还表明，在一系列年龄和任务类型中，具有良好的可靠性估计。因此，虚拟周的意大利语改编似乎是一种针对意大利人群的前瞻性记忆的可靠测量方法。
