Understanding the Impact of Mild Episodic Memory Difficulties on Everyday Tasks in Older Adults
Consistent with hypotheses informed by the Goal-Control Model, older adults with mildEM impairment exhibited increased imprecision towards the end of the task, suggesting that even those with mildEM deficits can experience premature decay of task goals. Behavioral strategies to strengthen goal activations, including reminder cues and/or overt verbalization of task goals, should be investigated as an avenue to improve everyday function in older adults with mild memory difficulties.
Authors
- Kimberly Halberstadter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6360-1930)
- A. Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8752-4221)
- Marina Kaplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0891-6584)
- Sophia Holmqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-3338)
- Tania Giovannetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5661-152X)
- Molly B. Tassoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-3794)
- Moira Mckniff
- Riya Chaturvedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3594-5922)
- Melissa Rosahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5565-9303)
- Stephanie M. Simone
- Una Cutrone
Institutions
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092933
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00