Neuropsychological rehabilitation

1464-06943272022AugNeuropsychological rehabilitationNeuropsychol RehabilEffectiveness of a Visual Imagery Training Program to Improve Prospective Memory in Older Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Study.157616041576-160410.1080/09602011.2021.1919529Prospective memory (PM) problems in aging and, to a greater extent, in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), compromise functional independence. This study examined the effectiveness of a cognitive training program based on visual imagery to improve PM among older adults with and without MCI. Participants were older adults, 24 with MCI and 24 cognitively healthy (HOA). Half of them (12 MCI and 12 HOA) were randomly assigned to the PM training program, the other half to the no-training control group. All participants also completed a pre- and post-test evaluation, including neuropsychological tests, questionnaires, and the Ecological Test of Prospective Memory (TEMP). There was no significant effect of the intervention on the TEMP total, event-based or time-based scores for either the MCI or HOA groups. However, the trained MCI group committed fewer false alarms (i.e., more efficient identification of prospective cues) in the event-based condition of the TEMP at post-test. On the other hand, all trained participants performed better than control participants on retrospective memory tests, which suggests that visual imagery-based training is more effective to improve retrospective memory than PM. Possible explanations for these results are explored.LajeunesseArianeADepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.PotvinMarie-JulieMJDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Neurotraumatology Program, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.LabelleVéroniqueVCentre de services ambulatoires en santé mentale et de réadaptation en dépendance de Charlemagne, CISSS de Lanaudière, Charlemagne, Canada.ChaslesMarie-JoëlleMJDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Research Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.KergoatMarie-JeanneMJResearch Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.VillalpandoJuan ManuelJMResearch Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.JoubertSvenSResearch Center, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.RouleauIsabelleIDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.engJournal ArticleRandomized Controlled Trial20210504