Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2002 Dec;5(2):205-216.

The Effects of Metamemory Enhancing Program on Memory Performances in Elderly Women

• Min HS

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study was done to test the effects of metamemory enhancing program for elderly women. Data were collected 12 to 30, August 2002 from 34elderly women over 65 years living in Busan city. Subjects were 15 of experimental group and 19 of control group. The metamemory enhancing program was developed by five sessions composing of 1.5-2.0 hours one session. In experiment group, this program was performed for three weeks, twice per week. The degrees of four memory performance tasks were measured using instrument of Elderly Verbal Learning Test(Choi Kyung Mi. 1988) and Face Recognition Instrument(Min Hye Sook, 1999) and the metamemory were measured using MIA questionnaire(Dixon et al., 1988). Research results are as following. 1. After participating in five times memory training programs, experimental group has the significant increase of metamemory in comparison with control group.(t=59.58, p< 0.0001). In particular, the concepts of strategy(t=20.44, p< 0.0001), achievement (t=21.94, p< 0.0001), and locus degree (t=59.58, p< 0.0001) among sub-concepts of the metamemory are increasing significantly. 2, After participating in five time memory training programs, the degree of immediate word recall (t = 17.25, p< 0.0001) and face recognition(t= 16.69, p< 0.0001) among four memory tasks in experimental group are increasing significantly compared with those measures of control group. Considering this results, this metamemory enhancing program was found as an effective nursing program for improvement of meta memory and memory performances of elderly women's memory.

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Busan
Female
Humans
Learning
Memory*
Nursing
Verbal Learning