title: The Efficacy of InSight Cognitive Training to Improve Useful Field of View Performance: A Brief Report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It is well established that cognitive speed of processing training (SOPT) improves Useful Field of View (UFOV) performance and transfers to enhanced performance of instrumental activities of daily living, including driving. InSight is a recently developed version of SOPT formatted for self-administration by older adults with exercises translated into a gaming format. The goal was to examine whether InSight training improves UFOV performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants ranged in age between 59-95 years and were randomized to InSight cognitive training or a control condition. Cognitive performance and self-perceptions were measured pre- and post-training, or for controls, after an equivalent delay. Participants completed training twice a week over a 12-week period with the goal of completing 20 sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants randomized to InSight training experienced greater improvements in their UFOV performance relative to the control condition, F(1, 58) = 4.26, p = .043, but no changes in cognitive self-perceptions were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The InSight program is a viable tool for enhancing older adults' UFOV performance. Future research should examine if training gains from the program endure and transfer to improved everyday function.
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and jedwards1@usf.edu.
authors.forename: Jerri D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and.
authors.forename: Elise G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peronto
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castora-Binkley
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and.
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alwerdt
authors.affiliation: School of Aaging Studies and.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andel
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Florida, Tampa.
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lister
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Cognitive intervention; Cognitive speed of processing training; Useful Field of View.