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Tailoring Semantic Interventions for the Elderly: Task-Focused vs Person-Centered Approaches
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: Received: 6 August 2024 / Approved: 6 August 2024 / Online: 7 August 2024 (00:35:29 CEST)
How to cite: Folia, V.; Silva, S. Tailoring Semantic Interventions for the Elderly: Task-Focused vs Person-Centered Approaches. Preprints 2024, 2024080461. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0461.v1 Folia, V.; Silva, S. Tailoring Semantic Interventions for the Elderly: Task-Focused vs Person-Centered Approaches. Preprints 2024, 2024080461. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0461.v1
Abstract
Cognitive interventions vary in their level of structure, encompassing standardized and unstandardized tasks, person-centered tasks. Addressing semantic knowledge/semantic memory/semantics is important, mainly because its efficiency impacts other cognitive domains. Semantic tasks are commonly included in preventive and rehabilitation programs, typically as standardized tasks with pre-defined semantic referents. In contrast, person-centered approaches have introduced personally relevant semantics, allowing for expressive language to share thoughts and experiences. Although these approaches offer benefits beyond cognitive improvement, their lack of structure may pose challenges. Our CQ program blends structured activities with personally relevant semantics, aiming to harness the advantages of both methods. Additionally, in this review we discuss future challenges and directions in the field of semantic interventions.
Keywords
linguistic semantic interventions; cognitive intervention programs; person-centered approach; task-focused approach; elderly
Subject
Social Sciences, Language and Linguistics
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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