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Naturalistic assessment of task interruption in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Author(s) -

Alyssa Weakley,

Maureen SchmitterEdgecombe

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

neuropsychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13

H-Index - 130

eISSN - 1931-1559

pISSN - 0894-4105

DOI - 10.1037/neu0000481

Subject(s) - disengagement theory , psychology , everyday life , task (project management) , cognition , prospective memory , working memory , neuropsychology , cognitive psychology , executive functions , developmental psychology , activities of daily living , audiology , psychiatry , gerontology , medicine , management , political science , law , economics

Interruptions are ubiquitous in everyday life, and recovering from interruptions requires several cognitive processes working in tandem. In this study, we assessed the effects of an interruption on the performance of older individuals with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) completing everyday tasks in a naturalistic apartment setting.

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