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Dr. Wendy L. Thornton - Predicting and Measuring Functional Outcome in Older Adults

This talk was given by Dr. Wendy L. Thornton of Simon Fraser University for the Washington State University Smart Environments IGERT on October 21, 2010. Despite the fact that older adults may exhibit cognitive declines in traditional problem solving and memory, they are often able to function effectively within their "real-world" environments. This observation has led to a surge of interest in the study of age differences in everyday problem solving (EPS). In contrast to traditional approaches to cognition, EPS tasks are designed to assess one's ability to solve problematic situations that are representative of what they might face in their daily lives. The study of EPS is based upon the presumption of ecological validity, and there is mounting evidence linking EPS performance to important and relevant real-world outcomes, such as ratings of daily functioning, mortality, medication adherence, and self-ratings of physical and mental health. This talk will provide an overview of current directions and challenges in a) capturing a meaningful representation of cognitive aging, b) prediction of relevant functional outcomes, and c) developing reliable measures of functional outcomes for the older adult given the significant variability in environmental demands and support. Find out more at http://igert.eecs.wsu.edu/events/2010...