Yesavage J A, Sheikh J, Tanke E D, Hill R
Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, CA 94304.
Am J Psychiatry. 1988 May;145(5):636-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.5.636.
Prior studies have documented the effectiveness of several types of memory training for the elderly with normal age-related memory losses. Despite these positive results, there is substantial variability of individual response to treatment. The authors describe attributes of individuals most likely to benefit from two types of memory training. They found that for 40 elderly volunteers performance on the WAIS vocabulary subscale correlated with response to a treatment combining mnemonics and verbal elaboration techniques and scores on the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory correlated with response to a treatment combining mnemonics and relaxation techniques.
先前的研究已经证明了几种类型的记忆训练对患有正常年龄相关性记忆衰退的老年人的有效性。尽管有这些积极的结果，但个体对治疗的反应存在很大差异。作者描述了最有可能从两种记忆训练中受益的个体特征。他们发现，对于40名老年志愿者来说，韦氏成人智力量表词汇子量表的表现与对结合记忆术和言语细化技巧的治疗的反应相关，而斯皮尔伯格状态-特质焦虑量表的得分与对结合记忆术和放松技巧的治疗的反应相关。
