Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment Can Correct COVID‐19 Health‐Related Misconceptions
We demonstrated that a simple learning method can lead to persistent knowledge gains in even older adults with demonstrated cognitive deficits. Adding these novel results to the existing literature suggests that "myth-busting" may be an effective learning technique for people with a range of ages, cognitive abilities, experiences, and beliefs.
Authors
- Rocco Palumbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2385-5840)
- Renée DeCaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-0633)
- Pasquale La Malva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-8851)
- Ana Vives‐Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5672-8787)
- Anna Marín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-6296)
- Katherine W. Turk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6833-5494)
- Adolfo Di Crosta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8132-8985)
- Emily Waskow
- Andrew E. Budson
Institutions
- Butler University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71519
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Alzheimer's Association