Efficacy of Digital and Non-Digital Compensatory Strategies in Supporting Prospective Memory Task Completion among Community-Dwelling Mid-Life and Older Adults

Author:

Beech Brooke F1ORCID,Almeria Audrey T1ORCID,Schmitter-Edgecombe Maureen1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychology, Washington State University , Pullman, WA 99164   USA

Abstract

Abstract Objective Compensatory strategies can be used to help mid-life and older adults successfully manage instrumental activities of daily living that rely upon prospective memory. This study compared the quality of digital and non-digital compensatory strategies in supporting accurate completion of naturalistic, real-world prospective memory tasks. Method Participants included 70 community-dwelling mid-life and older adults. In this cross-sectional study, participants were tested remotely via Zoom in their homes. They were tasked with completing four real-world prospective memory tasks and encouraged to use their typical compensatory strategies. Utilized strategies were categorized, counted, and assigned quality scores (rating of thoroughness and utility), and prospective memory performance was coded. Results Participants who used any digital strategies utilized significantly more (ηp2 = .17) and better quality (ηp2 = .12) strategies than participants who did not use any digital strategies. However, the groups demonstrated equivalent prospective memory performance (ηp2 = .006). Within the digital group, participants’ digital and non-digital strategies were of similar quality (d = .14) and resulted in similar prospective memory task accuracy (d = .01). Conclusions Digital and non-digital strategies led to similar performance on naturalistic prospective memory tasks. Findings suggest that many different types of strategies can provide adequate prospective memory support to healthy mid-life and older adults. To inform development of compensatory strategy interventions, future studies should explore other factors that lead to successful prospective memory, such as the specific strategy type and task type match, across the continuum of cognitive impairment.

Funder

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

National Institute on Aging

Marchionne Graduate Research Fellowship

H.L. Eastlick Distinguished Professorship

Howard Hosick Student Research

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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