Maryam Ebrahimpour Broujeni; Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi
Abstract
Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present ...
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Aim: Memory is essential for storing and coding of information, thinking, reasoning, analysis and organization, evaluation and retrieval, other cognitive and metacognitive activities, but strategies for improving this structure have received less attention in adults; Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on improving adult memory function. Method: This study was conducted by quasi-experimental method (pretest-posttest and control group). The statistical population of the study included all adults aged 30 to 60 with memory problems who had referred to psychological clinics in Isfahan in the first half of 2019. The research sample consisted of 30 people from the mentioned community who were selected as available and randomly divided into two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. The pre-test was performed through a memory test (Wechsler, 1974). Exercises based on neuropsychological skills were performed on Captain Lag during 15 sessions of 60 minutes using the 2014 version of Captain Log's software, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The post-test was then performed for both groups. Results: The results of covariance analysis showed that exercises based on neuropsychological skills in Captain Log's software on memory improvement and its dimensions include personal awareness of daily and personal issues, mental control, logical memory, repetition of forward and reverse numbers, visual memory and memory. Associations have an effect (p <0.05). This method did not affect the awareness of the time and place (orientation) of adults. Conclusion: So in order to improve the performance of adult memory, you can use Captain Log software.
