| Publication Abstract Display |
| Type: Published Abstract |
| Title: Effect of interval delay duration on prospective memory in HIV. |
| Authors: Woods SP, Dawson MS, Carey CL, Morgan EE, Grant I, and the HNRC Group |
| Year: 2006 |
| Publication: The Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| Volume: 20 Issue: 3 Pages: 584 |
| Abstract:"This study tested the hypothesis that longer delays between the formation and execution of an intention have a particularly adverse affect on HIV-associated prospective memory (ProM) impairment. Results from 49 persons with HIV and 36 demographically comparable seronegative controls revealed a significant interaction between ProM delay interval (2 min vs. 15 min) and HIV serostatus, which was marked by increased task substitution errors. Thus, HIV-infected persons experienced disproportionate difficulty maintaining an association between a cue and an intention over longer durations vis-a' -vis ongoing distraction. Findings support the notion that HIV-associated ProM impairment is driven by deficient executive control mechanisms.
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