Journal
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 361-378Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(03)00051-0
Keywords
dementia; external aids; strategy learning; cueing hierarchy; spaced retrieval
Funding
- NIA NIH HHS [R01 AG17908] Funding Source: Medline
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two training approaches, Spaced Retrieval (SR) and a modified Cueing Hierarchy (CH), for teaching persons with dementia a strategy goal involving an external memory aid. Twenty-five persons with dementia living in either community or nursing home settings received training on two individual-specific strategy goals, one with each training approach. Results revealed that significantly more goals were attained using SR procedures than CH, but that a majority of participants learned to use external aids using both strategies. There were no significant differences in the number of sessions required to master goals in either condition; however, significantly more SR goals were maintained at both I-week and 4-months post-training compared to CH goals. Mental status was not significantly correlated with goal mastery, suggesting the potential benefits of strategy training beyond the early stages of dementia. Learning outcomes: As a result of this activity, the reader will be able to (1) identify ways to enable persons with dementia to make effective use of external memory aids; (2) describe a method, Spaced Retrieval, by which persons with dementia can learn and retain information; and (3) describe two approaches to working with persons with dementia to train a strategy learning goal. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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