Scogin F, Bienias J L
Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-2968.
Psychol Aging. 1988 Dec;3(4):334-7. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.3.4.334.
This study examined the long-term effects of participation in a self-taught memory training program. In all, 27 memory training and 13 nontraining participants were assessed at approximately 3-year follow-ups. Assessment of these groups prior to the introduction of training had revealed nonsignificant differences in memory performance but marked differences in level of memory complaints, with training participants evidencing higher levels of complaints. The current assessment again demonstrated overall nonsignificant differences in memory performance but significant differences in memory complaints between the two groups. More specifically, the training group evidenced significant decreases in memory performance over the 3-year interval, but no significant changes in memory complaints were observed for either group. Thus, memory training appeared to have little long-term effect on memory functioning. Future research should explore long-term maintenance strategies in memory training with older adults.
本研究考察了参加自学记忆训练项目的长期效果。共有27名接受记忆训练的参与者和13名未接受训练的参与者在大约3年的随访中接受了评估。在引入训练之前对这些组的评估显示，记忆表现上的差异不显著，但记忆抱怨水平存在显著差异，接受训练的参与者抱怨水平更高。当前的评估再次表明，两组在记忆表现上总体差异不显著，但在记忆抱怨方面存在显著差异。更具体地说，训练组在3年期间的记忆表现显著下降，但两组的记忆抱怨均未观察到显著变化。因此，记忆训练似乎对记忆功能几乎没有长期影响。未来的研究应该探索针对老年人记忆训练的长期维持策略。
