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Factors of error and effort in memory intervention for patients with Alzheimer's disease and amnesic syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21159052     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Factors of error and effort in study conditions play a crucial role in the intervention for memory-impaired individuals. In the present study, efficacy of four study conditions was compared in order to elucidate the optimal study conditions: errorless/errorful and effortless/effortful.
METHODS: A total of 18 patients with Alzheimer's disease and 12 patients with amnesic syndrome received study-test sessions under four different study conditions: errorless/errorful and effortless/effortful.
RESULTS: The errorless learning advantage was confirmed for both Alzheimer's disease and amnesic syndrome on both free recall and cued recall tests. In contrast, effortful learning was effective only for amnesic syndrome on a free recall test.
CONCLUSION: Despite the overall advantage of errorless learning, the effortful process was effective in circumscribed situations.
Authors:
Masaru Mimura; Shin-Ichi Komatsu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1479-8301     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychogeriatrics     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101230058     Medline TA:  Psychogeriatrics     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010 The Authors. Psychogeriatrics © 2010 Japanese Psychogeriatric Society.
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. mimura@med.showa-u.ac.jp
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