The effect of two types of memory training on subjective and objective memory performance in healthy individuals aged 55 years and older: A randomized controlled trial

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 106-114

  Valentijn, Susanne A M ^a   Van Hooren, Susan A H ^a   Bosma, Hans ^a   Touw, Dory M ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a   Ponds, Rudolf W H M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Intervention; Memory; Memory self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 15944376968     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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