Open AccessNaturalistic assessment of task interruption in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
Author(s) -
Andrew T. Weakley,
Maureen SchmitterEdgecombe
Publication year - 2019
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.