ABSTRACT

Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of multi-strategic memory training onmemory, metamemory, and depression in older adults. Methods : For eleven older adults with Subjective Memory Complaints (SMCs), we executed multi-strategicmemory training for a 10 week period. This program consisted of 10 sessions, once a week, with 90 minutes persession. Before and after the program, we examined the effects of this memory training on their memory,metamemory, and depression. Results : After the program, the subjects showed significant changes in their Word List Memory, Word List Recall,Constructional Praxis, and Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire-Strategy (MMQ -S), Short form GeriatricDepression Scale-Korean version (S-GDS-K) scores. Conclusion : The results of this study show that a multi-strategic memory training for older adults with subjectivememory complaints is a useful therapeutic approach.