Cognitive predictors of everyday functioning in older adults: Results from the active cognitive intervention trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 557-566

  Gross, Alden L ^a   Rebok, George W ^a   Unverzagt, Frederick W ^b   Willis, Sherry L ^c   Brandt, Jason ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive training; Everyday functioning; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80054015332     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr033     Document Type: Article

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