Neely A S, Bäckman L
Section of Psychology, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Sweden.
J Gerontol. 1993 Sep;48(5):P233-7. doi: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.p233.
This study investigated long-term effects from memory training in healthy older adults, using samples from two previous studies showing maintenance of gains 6 months after training. In both studies, a multifactorial memory training program (encoding operations, attentional functions, and relaxation) was compared with other training programs. The results from both studies showed that all groups performed at the same level in the 3 1/2-year follow-up as in the 6-month follow-up. Most important, the groups receiving training in encoding operations performed at higher levels at the 3 1/2-year assessment compared with pretest. These data indicate that memory training may result in long-term effects for older adults in tasks that are congruent with the training activity.
本研究调查了健康老年人记忆训练的长期效果，样本来自之前两项研究，这两项研究显示训练6个月后训练效果得以维持。在这两项研究中，将多因素记忆训练项目（编码操作、注意力功能和放松训练）与其他训练项目进行了比较。两项研究的结果均表明，在3年半的随访中，所有组的表现与6个月随访时处于同一水平。最重要的是，与预测试相比，接受编码操作训练的组在3年半评估时表现更优。这些数据表明，对于老年人而言，记忆训练可能会在与训练活动相关的任务中产生长期效果。
