%0 Journal Article
%T Long
%A Chiara Angilletta
%A Marco Cavallo
%J Journal of Applied Gerontology
%@ 1552-4523
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0733464817750276
%X Introduction: We investigated the stability of effects of a computerized cognitive training previously administered to a large group of early stage Alzheimer¡¯s disease (AD) patients, as compared with a control group. Method: Eighty AD patients were randomized in two groups and underwent a computerized cognitive training, or a control intervention. Results: A Repeated Measures General Linear Model (RM-GLM) showed a significant interaction effect for the following neuropsychological tests: the digit span forward and backward, and the two-syllable words test, as measures of short-term memory and working memory; the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT) story immediate and the RBMT story delayed, as measures of ecologically oriented memory; the Token test, as measure of language comprehension; and the Brixton test, as an executive functions measure. Conclusion: Patients in the experimental group showed a significant improvement in various neuropsychological domains due to the training, and these effects decreased after 12 months
%K Alzheimer¡¯s disease
%K computerized cognitive training
%K memory
%K neuropsychology
%K rehabilitation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0733464817750276