Long-term efficacy of fluid ability interventions with older adults

Three-year follow-up data were gathered from 108 elderly persons to investigate the long-term efficacy of fluid ability (Gf) interventions with the aged. Results suggested that the effects of reminding older persons to use previously acquired training strategies facilitated 3-year Letter Series perf...

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Published inThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Vol. 50; no. 3; p. P141
Main Authors Hayslip, Jr, B, Maloy, R M, Kohl, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1995
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - physiology
Cognition
Education
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Problem Solving
Relaxation Therapy
Stress, Physiological - psychology
Time Factors
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Summary:Three-year follow-up data were gathered from 108 elderly persons to investigate the long-term efficacy of fluid ability (Gf) interventions with the aged. Results suggested that the effects of reminding older persons to use previously acquired training strategies facilitated 3-year Letter Series performance, particularly so for stress inoculation participants. No reminder effects were observed for Letter Sets scores. While 3-year declines in Letter Sets performance were observed for all persons, losses in Letter Sets performance were minimized to a greater extent for stress inoculation group participants than for those in both the induction training and control conditions. These data collectively underscore the interaction between qualitatively different types of Gf interventions and the ongoing use of previously acquired training strategies as factors in the maintenance of Gf training effects in older persons.
ISSN:1079-5014
DOI:10.1093/geronb/50B.3.P141