Cognitive Aging and Everyday Remembering

本研究的目的是描述认知能力，特别是执行功能，对老年人（70岁及以上）的药物依从性的影响，这些老年人居住在社区，但往往过于虚弱或缺乏资源，无法前往大学参加研究项目。因此，这项调查的目标是老年社区的移动的成员通过使用家访，从而使个人谁是不是高功能参与。这项调查还检查了两个易于管理的认知测试，已报告反映执行功能的负荷，并检查这些测试负荷相同的因素，作为执行功能的神经心理学测试。进一步假设症状将影响药物依从性，并与认知成套测验的表现相互作用，以预测药物依从性。药物依从性是影响健康和福祉的重要自我护理活动，但依从性对于在其他地方显示出与正常衰老相关的认知下降的老年人来说可能特别成问题。

The purpose of this investigation is to describe the influence of cognitive ability, specifically executive function, on medication adherence among older adults (70 years and older) who are community dwelling, but often too frail or lacking in resources, to travel to a university setting to participate in a research project. Therefore, this investigation targets the less mobile members of the older community by using home visits thereby making it possible for individuals who are not as high functioning to participate. This investigation also examines the loading of two easy to administer cognitive tests that have been reported to reflect executive function and examines if these tests load on the same factor as the established neuropsychological tests for executive function. It is further hypothesized that symptoms will influence medication adherence and interact with performance on the cognitive battery to predict medication adherence. Medication adherence is an important selfcare activity impacting on health and well being, yet adherence may be particularly problematic for older adults who have been shown elsewhere to experience cognitive decline associated with normal aging.