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Intervening with everyday memory problems in dementia of Alzheimer type: an errorless learning approach
Clare L, Wilson BA, Carter G, Breen K, Gosses A, Hodges JR.. Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, 2000-02-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Dementia of Alzheimer Type (DAT) is increasingly detected at an earlier stage of the disorder, when interventions to assist with everyday memory difficulties might be most valuable. Some learning is possible in DAT and a number of factors have been identified which may facilitate performance, although applications to everyday memory problems have been limited. The concept of errorless learning has not previously been directly examined in relation to DAT, but might provide a useful additional strategy.
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Clare, L., Wilson, B. A., Carter, G., Breen, K., Gosses, A., & Hodges, JR. (2000). Intervening with everyday memory problems in dementia of Alzheimer type: an errorless learning approach. Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1076/1380-3395(200002)22:1;1-8;ft132
Vancouver
Clare L, Wilson BA, Carter G, Breen K, Gosses A, Hodges JR. Intervening with everyday memory problems in dementia of Alzheimer type: an errorless learning approach. Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology. 2000. doi:10.1076/1380-3395(200002)22:1;1-8;ft132. PMID: 10649552.
BibTeX
@article{clare2000-10649552,
author = {Clare, L. and Wilson, B. A. and Carter, G. and Breen, K. and Gosses, A. and Hodges, JR.},
title = {{Intervening with everyday memory problems in dementia of Alzheimer type: an errorless learning approach}},
journal = {Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology},
year = {2000},
doi = {10.1076/1380-3395(200002)22:1;1-8;ft132},
pmid = {10649552},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1076/1380-3395(200002)22:1;1-8;ft132}
}
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Key findings
- Some learning is possible in DAT and a number of factors have been identified which may facilitate performance, although applications to everyday memory problems have been limited.
- The concept of errorless learning has not previously been directly examined in relation to DAT, but might provide a useful additional strategy.
- In the present study, 6 participants with early stage DAT (MMSE scores 21 - 26) received individually tailored interventions, based on errorless learning principles and targeted at a specific everyday memory problem.
- Five of the participants showed significant improvement on the target measures, and maintained this improvement up to 6 months later.
Why it matters
This small study of 6 people with early stage Alzheimer's disease tested individually tailored memory training based on errorless learning principles. It suggests some learning may be possible in early Alzheimer's disease, but it does not show any effect on curing or preventing the disease.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology: journal h-index 179 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2000 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 316 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 11.3 citations a year over 28 year(s) since 2000 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 6 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 8 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author John R. Hodges: h-index 16 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University College London: institution h-index 2,029 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 10649552) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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