Research in Everyday Problems of Memory
Cognitive Screening for Medication Self-Management
The CSMS incorporates tasks specifically designed to assess the cognitive sub components required for successful medical adherence in the elderly. These tasks include comprehension and memory for medication information (The Prescription Memory Task), dosage and planning of hypothetical medications, memory for future intention (prospective memory), and basic sensory and motor tasks related to pill taking. This assessment has been piloted on community dwelling elderly and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to administer.
If you are interested in learning more about the CSMS, please contact me at [email protected]
Papers and Presentations related to Medication Self-Management
The CSMS incorporates tasks specifically designed to assess the cognitive sub components required for successful medical adherence in the elderly. These tasks include comprehension and memory for medication information (The Prescription Memory Task), dosage and planning of hypothetical medications, memory for future intention (prospective memory), and basic sensory and motor tasks related to pill taking. This assessment has been piloted on community dwelling elderly and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to administer.
If you are interested in learning more about the CSMS, please contact me at [email protected]
Papers and Presentations related to Medication Self-Management
Virtual Reality and Spatial Memory
The grocery shopping Virtual Reality Spatial Object-Location Test (VRSOLT) was developed to examine sex differences in spatial object-location memory in a 3D virtual environment that simulates the real world.
This task was used in:
This task was used in:
- Spiers, M.V, Sakamoto, M., Elliott, R. & Baumann, S. (2008). Sex Differences in Spatial Object Location Memory in a Virtual Grocery Store. CyberPsychology and Behavior.11(4) 471-473.
- Sakamoto, M. & Spiers, M.V. (in submission) Sex and Cultural Differences in Spatial Performance between Japanese and Americans.