Aging is considered a complex phenomenon, a natural process that affects the entire life span and is characterized by multidimensionality, multidirectionality. In this perspective, current research is concerned with developing interventions aimed at supporting the cognitive functioning of the elderly person, in order to counteract the decline of cognitive abilities and improve their quality of life. This paper examines these aspects in depth and presents a research that has had the aim of investigating, on a sample of young-old people, the effectiveness of a program of strengthening the memory of home work. In particular, the training included training with an n-back task, presented on the tablet, for 20 days. Its effectiveness in promoting, in addition to specific benefits (improvement in tests of working memory similar to those directly trained), transfer effects in skills not directly trained, such as processing speed and fluid intelligence.
L’invecchiamento viene considerato un fenomeno complesso, un processo naturale che interessa tutto l’arco della vita ed è caratterizzato da multidimensionalità, multidirezionalità. In quest’ottica, la ricerca attuale si sta occupando di sviluppare degli interventi volti al supporto del funzionamento cognitivo della persona anziana, al fine di contrastarne il declino delle abilità cognitive e migliorarne la qualità di vita. Il presente elaborato approfondisce questi aspetti e presenta una ricerca che ha avuto l'obiettivo di indagare, su un campione di giovani-anziani, l'efficacia di un programma di potenziamento della memoria di lavoro domiciliare. In particolare, il training prevedeva di allenarsi con un compito n-back, presentato su tablet, per 20 giorni. È stata approfondita la sua efficacia nel promuovere, oltre a benefici specifici (miglioramento in prove di MdL simili a quelle direttamente allenate), effetti di trasferimento in abilità non direttamente allenate, quali la velocità di elaborazione e l’intelligenza fluida.
Potenziare la memoria di lavoro in giovani-anziani: effetti di trasferimento di un training a domicilio
SUCATO, AURORA
2022/2023
Abstract
Aging is considered a complex phenomenon, a natural process that affects the entire life span and is characterized by multidimensionality, multidirectionality. In this perspective, current research is concerned with developing interventions aimed at supporting the cognitive functioning of the elderly person, in order to counteract the decline of cognitive abilities and improve their quality of life. This paper examines these aspects in depth and presents a research that has had the aim of investigating, on a sample of young-old people, the effectiveness of a program of strengthening the memory of home work. In particular, the training included training with an n-back task, presented on the tablet, for 20 days. Its effectiveness in promoting, in addition to specific benefits (improvement in tests of working memory similar to those directly trained), transfer effects in skills not directly trained, such as processing speed and fluid intelligence.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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