Home Based Attentional Training for Older Adults

老年人家庭注意力训练

• 批准号: 6337826
• 负责人: Philip A Keirn
• 金额: $ 60.13万
• 依托单位: VISUAL AWARENESS RESEARCH GROUP, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-01 至 2003-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6337826
• 关键词: aging; attention; functional ability; home health care; human old age (65+); human subject; neural information processing; quality of life; self care; technology /technique development; training; vehicular accident; videotape /videodisc; vision

DESCRIPTION: Many older adults experience declines in sensory and cognitive function, resulting in increased difficulty with everyday activities. One activity, crucial to maintaining independence, is driving. Mobility is critical for social contacts and a satisfying quality of life, and mobility loss frequently results in need for formal care. Therefore, effective methods for extending safe mobility could have far-reaching consequences. The focus of the proposed research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based intervention program to enhance the cognitive functions needed to drive safely, and to perform other instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Prior work has resulted in a laboratory based training program, which is currently used by employers, Departments of Motor Vehicles, and many health care professionals. This program is used for both driver screening and to provide cognitive training to improve the skills needed for safe mobility. The Phase I application demonstrated the feasibility for a home based intervention, and Phase II aims to produce the videotapes and examine their effectiveness relative to the laboratory based training program. This product, if demonstrated to be effective, would provide a low cost, convenient means for distributing this intervention to a broader segment of the population than would otherwise be served. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE

描述：许多老年人的感觉和认知能力下降 功能，导致日常活动困难增加。一 对于保持独立性至关重要的活动是驾驶。流动性至关重要 社会交往和令人满意的生活质量以及行动能力丧失 经常导致需要正规护理。因此，有效的方法 扩大安全出行可能会产生深远的影响。重点是 拟议的研究旨在评估家庭干预的有效性 旨在增强安全驾驶所需的认知功能的计划，并 进行其他日常生活工具性活动 (IADL)。之前的工作有 产生了基于实验室的培训计划，目前正在使用 雇主、机动车辆部门和许多医疗保健专业人员。 该程序用于驾驶员筛查并提供认知 培训以提高安全出行所需的技能。第一阶段 应用程序证明了家庭干预的可行性，并且 第二阶段旨在制作录像带并检查其有效性 相对于基于实验室的培训计划。该产品，如果 被证明是有效的，将为 将这种干预措施分发给更广泛的人群 否则将被送达。 拟议的商业应用：不可用