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Hogrefe, Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 1(21), p. 24-33, 2013

DOI: 10.1026/0943-8149/a000085

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Cognitive Health Counseling 40+: A New Individualized Cognitive Intervention

Journal article published in 2013 by Anne Eschen, Franzisca Zehnder, Mike Martin ORCID
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Abstract

This article introduces Cognitive Health Counseling 40+ (CH.CO40+), an individualized intervention that is conceptually based on the orchestration model of quality-of-life management ( Martin & Kliegel, 2010 ) and aims at improving satisfaction with cognitive health in adults aged 40 years and older. We describe the theoretically deduced characteristics of CH.CO40+, its target group, its multifactorial nature, its individualization, the application of subjective and objective measures, the role of participants as agents of change, and the rationale for choosing participants’ satisfaction with their cognitive health as main outcome variable. A pilot phase with 15 middle-aged and six older adults suggests that CH.CO40+ attracts, and may be particularly suitable for, subjective memory complainers. Implications of the pilot data for the further development of the intervention are discussed.