Cognitive training may improve targeted cognitive functions in older adults.
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Participants 2802 older adults recruited from senior housing, community centres, clinics and driver’s licence registries. Mean age 73.6 years (range 65–94); 76% women; 73% white. Exclusion criteria were age under 65 years; not living independently; recent cognitive training; substantial cognitive decline; Alzheimer’s disease; medical conditions with increased risk of functional decline or death, or severe loss of vision, hearing or communicative ability.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based mental health
دوره 6 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003