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Table 1 The ENGAGE-MUSIC/SPANISH program: class and home sessions

From: Rationale and protocol of the ENGAGE study: a double-blind randomized controlled preference trial using a comprehensive cohort design to measure the effect of a cognitive and leisure-based intervention in older adults with a memory complaint

Week

First class of the week

Homework

Second class of the week

Homework

Hour 1

Hour 2

Hour 1

Hour 2

1

Educational-1: What are attention and memory and how they are affected by age?

Formal (60 min)

Educational-2: Lifestyle factors influencing cognition

Formal (60 min)

2

Attention-1: Priority strategy

Videogames (priority strategy): Neuropeak

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (30 min)

Attention-2: Priority strategy

Videogames (priority strategy): Tap to Cook

Formal (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

3

Attention-3: Priority strategy

Videogames (priority strategy): Neuropeak + Tap to Cook

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (30 min)

Attention-4: Priority strategy

Videogames (priority strategy): Neuropeak + Tap to Cook

Formal (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

4

Memory-1: Introduction of all strategies + see it and say it + habits + memory aids

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (30 min)

Music or Spanish-1 (see it and say it)

Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

5

Memory-2: Spaced retrieval

Music or Spanish-2 (spaced retrieval)

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (30 min)

Music or Spanish-3 (spaced retrieval)

Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

6

Memory-3: Make it meaningful and mental imagery

Music or Spanish-4 (make it meaningful)

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

Music or Spanish-5 (mental imagery)

Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

7

Memory-4: Face-name association

Music or Spanish-6 (face-name association)

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

Music or Spanish-7 (face-name association)

Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

8

Memory-5: Method of Loci

Music or Spanish-8 (method of Loci)

Formal (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

Music or Spanish-9 (method of Loci)

Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min)

9

Memory-6: Review all strategies

Music or Spanish-10 (see it and say it)

Formal (30 min) + Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

10

Music or Spanish-11 (spaced retrieval)

Music/Spanish (60 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

11

Memory-7: Review/scenarios

Music or Spanish-12 (make it meaningful)

Formal (30 min) + Music/Spanish (30 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

12

Music or Spanish-13 (mental imagery)

Music/Spanish (60 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

13

Music or Spanish-14 (face-name association)

Music/Spanish (60 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

14

Music or Spanish-15 (method of Loci)

Music/Spanish (60 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

15

Music or Spanish-16 (free use of strategy)

Music/Spanish (60 min) + Tap to Cook (30 min) + Neuropeak (15 min) + Chicken Run (15 min)

   

16

General review

Music or Spanish-17 (free use of strategy)

Not applicable

   
  1. Bold typeface corresponds to formal cognitive training. Trained memory and attention strategies are in parentheses