a Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital , Bedford , Massachusetts , USA.
b Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Clin Gerontol. 2018 Oct-Dec;41(5):412-423. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2017.1387212. Epub 2017 Dec 8.
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of the Aging Well through Interaction and Scientific Education (AgeWISE) program, a 12-week manualized cognitive rehabilitation program designed to provide psychoeducation to older adults about the aging brain, lifestyle factors associated with successful brain aging, and strategies to compensate for age related cognitive decline.
Forty-nine cognitively intact participants ≥ 60 years old were randomly assigned to the AgeWISE program (n = 25) or a no-treatment control group (n = 24). Questionnaire data were collected prior to group assignment and post intervention. Two-factor repeated-measures analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) were used to compare group outcomes.
Upon completion, participants in the AgeWISE program reported increases in memory contentment and their sense of control in improving memory; no significant changes were observed in the control group. Surprisingly, participation in the group was not associated with significant changes in knowledge of memory aging, perception of memory ability, or greater use of strategies.
The AgeWISE program was successfully implemented and increased participants' memory contentment and their sense of control in improving memory in advancing age.
This study supports the use of AgeWISE to improve perspectives on healthy cognitive aging.
我们开展了一项随机对照试验，评估了一项为期 12 周的认知康复计划——通过互动和科学教育（AgeWISE）计划，旨在为老年人提供关于大脑老化、与成功大脑老化相关的生活方式因素以及补偿与年龄相关的认知衰退的策略的认知教育。
49 名认知正常的≥60 岁参与者被随机分配到 AgeWISE 计划（n=25）或无治疗对照组（n=24）。在分组前和干预后收集问卷调查数据。采用双因素重复测量协方差分析（ANCOVA）比较组间结果。
完成后，AgeWISE 计划组的参与者报告记忆力满意度和改善记忆力的控制感增加；对照组无显著变化。令人惊讶的是，参与该组与记忆老化知识、记忆能力感知或更多策略使用的显著变化无关。
AgeWISE 计划成功实施，增加了参与者在年龄增长过程中对健康认知老化的满意度和控制感。
本研究支持使用 AgeWISE 来改善对健康认知老化的看法。
