Effects of Implementation Intentions on Prospective Memory Performance

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina S. Kardiasmenos ◽  
Deborah M. Clawson ◽  
Jeffrey A. Wilken ◽  
Mitchell T. Wallin
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Implementation Intentions ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Prospective Memory Performance

Patterns of Prospective Memory Impairment Among Individuals with Depression: The Influence of Cue Type and Delay Interval

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqi Ryan Li ◽  
Michael Weinborn ◽  
Shayne Loft ◽  
Murray Maybery
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Delay Interval ◽  
Implementation Intentions ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Impaired Performance ◽  
Depressed Group ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Prospective Memory Performance

AbstractThe present study investigated the impact of cue type and delay interval on prospective memory performance in depressed, compared to non-depressed, individuals using a clinically relevant measure, the Memory for Intentions Screening Test. The depressed group demonstrated impaired performance on time-based, but not event-based, prospective memory tasks relative to the nondepressed group. The depressed group also demonstrated impaired prospective memory on tasks with longer delay intervals (15 min), but not on tasks with shorter delay intervals (2 min). These data support theoretical frameworks that posit that depression is associated with deficits in cognitive initiative (i.e., reduced ability to voluntarily direct attention to relevant tasks) and thus that depressed individuals are susceptible to poor performance on strategically demanding tasks. The results also raise multiple avenues for developing interventions (e.g., implementation intentions) to improve prospective memory performance among individuals with depression, with potential implications for medication and other treatment adherence. (JINS, 2013, 19, 1–5)

Prospective Memory Performance in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Study of Implementation Intentions

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Mioni ◽  
Peter G. Rendell ◽  
Gill Terrett ◽  
Franca Stablum
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Implementation Intentions ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Is Implementation ◽  
Intention Formation ◽  
Formation Phase ◽  
Prospective Memory Performance

AbstractTraumatic brain injury (TBI) patients often present with prospective memory (PM) dysfunction. Forgetting to complete tasks may result in a loss of independence, limited employment prospects and anxiety, therefore, it is important to develop programs to improve PM performance in TBI patients. A strategy which may improve PM performance is implementation intentions. It involves making explicit plans specifying when, where and how one will perform a task in the future. In the present study, a group of 36 TBI patients and a group of 34 controls performed Virtual Week using either implementation intentions or no strategy. The results showed that the PM performance of TBI patients was less accurate than controls, in particular when the PM cue was time-based. No effect of implementation intentions was observed for TBI patients, however, controls improved their PM performance when the task was time-based. The findings suggest that strategies to improve PM in this clinical group are likely to be more complex than those that benefit healthy adults and may involve targeting phases of the PM process other than, or in addition to, the intention formation phase. (JINS, 2015,21, 305–313)

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