Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 757-763 , June 2006

Development and Evaluation of Home-Based Speed-of-Processing Training for Older Adults

Presented in part at the Gerontological Society of America, November 22, 2003, San Diego, CA.

  • Virginia G. Wadley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Virginia G. Wadley, PhD, UAB Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility, 1530 3rd Ave S, HMB 113, Birmingham, AL 35294-2100
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  • Rachel L. Benz

      Affiliations

    • Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of School of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Visual Awareness Inc, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Karlene K. Ball, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Visual Awareness Inc, Birmingham, AL
    • ,
  • Daniel L. Roenker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Visual Awareness Inc, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of Psychology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
    • ,
  • Jerri D. Edwards, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
    • ,
  • David E. Vance, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

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 Supported by the National Institute on Aging (Small Business Innovation Research grant nos. R43/R44, AG182020).

 A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit upon the author or 1 or more of the authors. Ball and Roenker own stock in Visual Awareness Inc (VAI), Edwards, Ball, and Roenker are consultants to VAI, and Benz is an employee of VAI.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00176-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.027

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 757-763 , June 2006

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