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. 2013 May 23;5:20. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2013.00020

Table 6.

Top 10 list of goals: the number of participants including the following goals as part of their goal list.

Goal category Number of participants Specific examples
Improving concentration 34 Improve concentration in general (12)
Concentrating on what people are saying in conversation (11)
Concentrating during activities, such as reading (3), games (1), watching television (1)
Avoid/decrease distraction (6)
Remembering people’s names 30 /
Speedy/quick/immediate recall 20 /
Remembering details 17 Remembering important details (3)
Details of personal experiences such as places visited (6)
Details of books read or movies/plays seen (6), prices or names of products in shops (2)
Remembering where I put things 15 /
Task management 14 Improve concentration during multi or dual-tasks (5)
Task completion (5)
Remembering for what purpose I entered a room (4)
Planning & remembering to do things 13 Remembering important dates/coming events (6)
Planning (3)
Remembering to do tasks (4)
Improving memory capacity 9 Improve retention of information (5)
Improve short-term memory (4)
Improve memory during games 6 Bridge/cards (6) and Golf (1)
Verbal fluency 4 Recall words or word alternatives (3)
Express self clearly (1)