Home Based Attentional Training for Older Adults

描述：许多老年人的感觉和认知能力下降， 功能，导致日常活动的困难增加。一 对保持独立性至关重要的活动是驾驶。移动性至关重要 社会联系和满意的生活质量，以及行动能力的丧失 经常导致需要正式护理。因此，有效的方法 扩大安全流动性可能产生深远的影响。的重点 拟议的研究是评估家庭干预的有效性， 该计划旨在增强安全驾驶所需的认知功能， 进行其他工具性日常生活活动（IADL）。以前的工作有 产生了一个基于实验室的培训计划，目前正在使用， 雇主、机动车部门和许多医疗保健专业人员。 该程序用于司机筛选和提供认知 培训，以提高安全流动所需的技能。I期 应用证明了家庭干预的可行性， 第二阶段的目的是制作录像带并检查其效果 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，将提供一种低成本，方便的手段， 将这种干预措施推广到更广泛的人群， 否则将被送达。 拟议商业应用：不可用

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