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P1‐055: COMPENSATORY TRAINING TO SUPPORT BRAIN HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE IN OLDER ADULTS WITH SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS
Author(s) -
Weakley Alyssa,
Tomaszewski-Farias Sarah E.,
Chan Michelle,
Huss Olivia,
Gravano Jason,
Denny Katherine Grace
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.080
Subject(s) - dementia , intervention (counseling) , cognition , psychology , cognitive training , cognitive decline , test (biology) , activities of daily living , physical therapy , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , disease , psychiatry , paleontology , pathology , biology
vs. No Contact: d1⁄4 .46). No other Group x Time interactions were significant. Conclusions: Results of this pilot study suggest EVOMulti, an iPad-based cognitive intervention, is associated with improved attention in older Veterans with TBI, even three months after intervention completion. The potential of this intervention to improve cognitive health in older Veterans with TBI should be further investigated in a larger trial.