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Tessa S. Lundquist; Rebecca E. Ready; Alice E. Coyne – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
There are many individual and societal benefits to screen older adults for memory problems. Four theoretically derived psychosocial factors are predictive of dementia screening intention: perceived benefits, perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and knowledge about memory. The current study tested whether these factors could be modified with an…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Memory, Screening Tests, Outreach Programs
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Mümüne Merve Parlak; Özlem Bizpinar Munis; Aysen Köse; Cansu Yildirim; Cemil Arcan Ülker – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III) was developed as a screening tool for cognitive disorders. Many countries have proven the cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of ACE-III. Aims: To make cultural adaptations of ACE-III for the Turkish population and to examine its validity and reliability. Methods &…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Tests, Translation, Turkish
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Oakman, Rosemarie; Blandy, Doug – Art Education, 2021
Reflection and Connections at the University of Oregon (UO) Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) like all educational offerings at the UO, moved online with just over a week's notice. Those associated with Reflections and Connections, recognizing the importance of this program to the social well-being of those participating, decided to maintain…
Descriptors: Memory, Art Education, Electronic Learning, Dementia
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Zemach, Moran; Vakil, Eli; Lifshitz, Hefziba – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Life expectancy is on rise and the intriguing question is: When does cognitive decline occur among adults with intellectual disability, compared to adults with typical development? This cross-sectional study examined cognitive performance of crystallised/fluid intelligence, working and long-term memory of adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Learning
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Tristão, Rosana M.; Scafutto Marengo, Lucas A.; Costa, Julia Feminella Duarte da; Pires, Ana Luísa dos Santos; Boato, Elvio M. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
This review aimed to investigate the use of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Automated Testing Battery (CANTAB) for people at risk of cognitive impairment, especially those born with Down syndrome and those born preterm. Six databases were searched according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards,…
Descriptors: Test Validity, At Risk Persons, Neurological Impairments, Down Syndrome
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Brianna Piro-Gambetti; Emily K. Schworer; Benjamin Handen; Masha Glukhovskaya; Sigan L. Hartley – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Adults with Down syndrome (DS) experience high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is variability in the timing of transition from a cognitively stable state to prodromal AD and dementia. The present study examined the association between a modifiable lifestyle factor, employment complexity, and cognitive decline across two time points in…
Descriptors: Employment, At Risk Persons, Alzheimers Disease, Vocational Education
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Henderson, Julia – Research in Drama Education, 2019
The autobiographical shows "The Waiting Room" (by John Mann and Morris Panych), and "Sonic Elder" (by Vancouver's The Chop Theatre), both featured performers with dementia or marked age-related memory loss who performed rock music live on stage. These professional Canadian productions used a dramaturgical approach…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Drama, Performance, Dementia
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Blair, Kelsey – Research in Drama Education, 2019
This short essay uses James Thompson's aesthetics of care to examine 'Memory in Two Voices', a multi-vocal poetry performance about dementia by long-time lesbian partners Chris Morrissey and Bridget Coll. Noting how Chris and Bridget's years-long tenure in the Queer Imaging and Riting Kollective for Elders, an arts and performance group based in…
Descriptors: Memory, Aesthetics, Older Adults, Poetry
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Malone, Niamh; Miles, Donna – Research in Drama Education, 2019
'Dis-identifications from dominant models of subject-formation can be productive and creative' (Braidotti 2013, 167). This problematises applied theatre practices informed by received understandings of dementia, and their implications for memory and identity. "Forgotten Futures"(2017) and "Never-Ending Story" (2016-ongoing)…
Descriptors: Drama, Dementia, Memory, Older Adults
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Lloyd, Jayne – Research in Drama Education, 2019
Walking by those living with dementia is often pathologically labelled 'wandering', an act lacking a clear purpose or destination. Walking in this context is not widely understood or valued, except as physical exercise. Drawing on walking performances by other artists and the author's own arts-based research, during which she walked outdoors and…
Descriptors: Dementia, Artists, Performance, Physical Activities
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Paplikar, Avanthi; Varghese, Feba; Alladi, Suvarna; Vandana, V. P.; Darshini, K. J.; Iyer, Gowri K.; Kandukuri, Rajmohan; Divyaraj, Gollahalli; Sharma, Meenakshi; Dhaliwal, R. S.; Kaul, Subhash; Saroja, Aralikatte Onkarappa; Ghosh, Amitabha; Sunitha, J.; Khan, Arfa Banu; Mathew, Robert; Mekala, Shailaja; Menon, Ramshekhar; Nandi, Ranita; Narayanan, Jwala; Nehra, Ashima; Padma, M. V.; Pauranik, Apoorva; Ramakrishnan, Subasree; Sarath, Lekha; Shah, Urvashi; Tripathi, Manjari; Sylaja, P. N.; Varma, Ravi Prasad; Verma, Mansi; Vishwanath, Yeshaswini – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Picture-naming tests (PNTs) evaluate linguistic impairment in dementia due to semantic memory impairment, impaired lexical retrieval or perceptual deficits. They also assess the decline in naming impairment at various stages of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that occurs due to progressive cognitive impairment. With the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Naming, Pictorial Stimuli, Language Impairments
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Hall, Karinna; Lind, Christopher; Young, Jessica A.; Okell, Elise; van Steenbrugge, Willem – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Language and memory impairments affect everyday interactions between individuals with dementia and their communication partners. Impaired topic management, which compromises individuals' construction of relevant, meaningful discourse, is commonly reported amongst individuals with dementia. Currently, limited empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Dementia, Memory, Language Impairments, Behavior Patterns
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Smith, Elizabeth; Hedge, Craig; Jarrold, Christopher – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Executive function (EF) decline is a consistent early sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD) among adults with Down syndrome (DS), which means that baseline measures of EF for individuals with DS are vital to allow detection of meaningful decline. We developed a framework to extract measures of three core components of EF (memory updating, inhibitory,…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Down Syndrome, Identification, Clinical Diagnosis
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Dowling, N. Maritza; Raykov, Tenko; Marcoulides, George A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2019
Longitudinal studies have steadily grown in popularity across the educational and behavioral sciences, particularly with the increased availability of technological devices that allow the easy collection of repeated measures on multiple dimensions of substantive relevance. This article discusses a procedure that can be used to evaluate population…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Older Adults, Cognitive Processes, Dementia
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McCullough, Kim C.; Bayles, Kathryn A.; Bouldin, Erin D. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: Evidence exists that changes in language performance may be an early indicator of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a harbinger of dementing disease. The purpose of this study was the evaluation of language performance in individuals at risk for MCI by virtue of age and self-concern and its relation to performance on tests of memory,…
Descriptors: Dementia, Memory, Aging (Individuals), At Risk Persons
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