Effectiveness of executive function training on mental set shifting, working memory and inhibition in healthy older adults: A double‐blind randomized controlled trials

• Published in: Journal of advanced nursing Vol. 74; no. 5; pp. 1099 - 1113
• Main Authors: Chiu, Huei‐Ling, Chan, Pi‐Tuan, Kao, Ching‐Chiu, Chu, Hsin, Chang, Pi‐Chen, Hsiao, Shu‐Tai Sheen, Liu, Doresses, Chang, Wen‐Chi, Chou, Kuei‐Ru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive enhancement; Cognitive functioning; Cognitive models; Double-blind studies; Evidence-based nursing; Executive control; Executive function; executive function training; gerontology; health promotion; Inhibition; Memory; Mental health; mental set shifting; nursing; Older people; randomized controlled trials; Short term memory; Stroop task; working memory

Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of executive function training on mental set shifting, working memory and inhibition for healthy older adults. Background Executive functions control and guide individuals' behaviours through a top‐down cognitive model and have been r...