Table 6 Prognostic factors for training improvement in non-verbal long-term memory
Study | Test for outcome assessment | Dependent variable | Prognostic factor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple regression | ||||||||
Age | Education | Sex | Neuropsychology | Imaging | Others | |||
Park et al. [7] | Simple Rey Figure Test Delayed Recall However, results are reported for “cognitive function” as outcome measure, which is not clearly defined | Change score Post-pre | → | ↓* | → | Pre-test scores of neuropsychological tests (Digit Span Test, Spatial Span Test, Categorical Fluency Test, short version of Boston Naming test) → | ||
Correlation analysis | ||||||||
Hampstead et al. [36] | Object Location Assignment accuracy | Modified change score Percentage of improvement relative to possible improvement after accounting for pre-test score | Trial Making Test B/A ↓ RBANS ↑ | Amygdala volume ↑ Hippocampus volume ↑ Inferior lateral ventricles volume ↓ | ||||
Group comparisons (ANOVA, t test) | ||||||||
McDougall et al. [40] | Brief Visuospatial Memory Test- Revised | ANOVA with pre- and post-test scores | → | → * | Ethnicity—Hispanics and Blacks ↑* than Whites | |||
O’Hara et al., [43] | Revised Benton Visual Retention Test | ANOVA with pre- and post-test scores | Apolipoprotein E4 ↓* | |||||
Mixed models | ||||||||
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