Lifestyle and cognitive functioning of Filipino older adults as basis for cognitive enhancement programme

Abstract

The primary focus of this study is to examine the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual components of the lifestyle of older adults, with the fundamental aim of designing a cognitive enhancement programme. A total of 142 older adults have taken part, all of whom have normal cognitive functioning. Results revealed that perceptual organisation has significant relationship to developmental age (F = 3.99, p < 0.021). Processing speed has also been found to have a significant link to developmental age (F = 8.02, p < 0.021), p < 0.001. The gender of older adults has no significant relationship to verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, working memory, and processing speed. In contrast, working memory is linked to civil status (F = 3.45, p < 0.021), p < 0.01. Processing speed was also found to have a significant relationship to civil status (F = 2.71, p < 0.021), p < 0.03. Finally, educational attainment has no significant link to verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, working memory, and processing speed.