In-Home Cognitive Training with Older Married Couples: Individual Versus Collaborative Learning

In-home cognitive training with older married couples: individual versus collaborative learning.

Research has demonstrated that older adults' cognitive performance can be enhanced via formal intervention, as well as more informal intervention including collaboration or working with a partner. The current study investigated the effects of an inductive reasoning training program adapted for in-home use among older adults assigned to individual training (n = 30), collaborative training (n = 3...

Relationship Quality among Cohabiting versus Married Couples

Coorientation of body image among older married couples.

This study examined how older husbands and wives perceived their bodies and appearance in the framework of coorientation effect. Data were collected via a mail survey of older married couples residing in three metropolitan areas in Florida. A total of 94 married couples who were 60 years older participated in this study. Results indicated that older husbands' self-assessment of appearance was p...

Home Care for Older Couples : “ It Feels

In this article, the authors explore the home care experience as described by older physically impaired individuals and their caregiving spouses. Separate face-to-face semistructured interviews were carried out with each spouse from nine couples. Analysis of the interview data revealed four themes. For care receivers the themes were Independence and Developing a Trusting Relationship With Home ...

Metacognitive training at home: does it improve older adults' learning?

BACKGROUND Previous research has described the success of an intervention aimed at improving older adults' ability to regulate their learning. This metacognitive approach involves teaching older adults to allocate their study time more efficiently by testing themselves and restudying items that are less well learned. OBJECTIVE Although this type of memory intervention has shown promise, train...