Who benefits from cognitive intervention in older age? The role of executive function

Promoting cognitive health: a virtual group intervention for community-living older adults

“…The frequency data on the mnemonic strategies most widely used after the group, namely, association, dual-task inhibition, increased attention, multiple coding, and categorization, corroborate a meta-analysis study that compared the efficacy of two modules of cognitive intervention, finding that multicomponent approach is more effective in creating transference/ generalization for daily needs, because provide education on factors that affect memory, the use of memory strategies and support for the implementation of healthy lifestyle changes [24][25][26] . Another benefit identified in the group was cognitive performance assessed by applying BCSB before and after the intervention.…”

Introduction to special issue: Contextually valid assessment of executive functions in the era of personalized medicine

“…The findings of this study have direct implications for interventions and psychoeducation: Individuals whose EF is poor would be well advised to simplify their lives and increase structure so as to avoid taxing limited EF resources that are needed for medication management. A moderation effect is also reported by Kinsella et al (2020) who found that a memory intervention among older adults diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment was most effective for those with better EF. Results of this study could facilitate tailored deployment of intervention resources to those patients who are most likely to benefit.…”