Evaluation of a preventative multi-disciplinary training program for prospective memory among older adults

INTERVENTION: Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups (1:1) in site‐specific blocks that vary randomly in size to ensure adequate randomization, developed by http://www.randomization.net. The randomization sequence will be concealed from research staff. Intervention group: Participants take part in a 12 hour intervention regarding exercising their prospective memory. This involves one two‐hour session per week for six weeks, and involves a process‐based intervention component (a computerized board game to exercise prospective memory ‐ VIRTUAL WEEK board game) and a strategy‐based intervention component (memory strategy training such as; intention implementation intentions). Control group: Participants receive no additional treatment and continue as normal for the duration of the study. Follow up takes place after six week, one month later (10 weeks) and three months later (14 weeks) and involves prospective memory, depression, anxiety and instrumental daily living activities assessments. CONDITION: Memory function ; Mental and Behavioural Disorders ; Memory function PRIMARY OUTCOME: Prospective memory (PM) functions are assessed at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks using:; 1. PM functions (time‐, event‐, and activity‐based PM) are assessed using a computer‐based test; 2. PRMQ (a paper‐pencil questionnaire) to be used as a subjective measure for PM functions SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. Instrumental daily living activities are measured using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks; 2. Depression is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks; 3. Anxiety is measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) at baseline, 6, 10 and 14 weeks INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Aged 60 years and above 2. Educational level of at least secondary educational level