Memory function Mental and Behavioural Disorders Memory function
Conditions
Interventions
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Control group: Participants receive no additional treatment and continue as normal for the duration of the study.
Follow up take
Sponsors
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 60 years and above 2. Educational level of at least secondary educational level
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged less than 60 years old 2. Are not educated enough or are illiterate 3. Those who do not show normal cognitive functions 4. Suffering from a psychological or learning disability 5. History of nuerological impairments (measured by MMSE) 6. Any major psychiatric disorders (taking any psychoactive medication (e.g., anti-depressive, anxiolytics)) and learning disabilities 7. History of general anaesthesia, head truamas (in the last 6 months prior to the study), cerbrovascular disease, or neurological impairments 8. Drug/alcohol abuse
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prospective memory (PM) functions are assessed at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks using: 1. PM functions (time-, event-, and activity-based PM) are assessed using a computer-based test 2. PRMQ (a paper-pencil questionnaire) to be used as a subjective measure for PM functions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Instrumental daily living activities are measured using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks 2. Depression is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks 3. Anxiety is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactAzin Farzin
Outcome results
None listed