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. 2018 Jun 12;59(1):101–111. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny071

Table 3.

Prompting Response Rates in Accordance With Task Completion (N = 13a)

Successful with no prompt(s) (n) Successful with prompt(s) (n) Unsuccessful with prompt(s) (n) Task not attempted (n)b
Change light bulb 1 10 1 1
 Time to complete (range in minutes)c 2 1–6 3 --
Wash hands 9 4 -- --
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 1 1–2 -- --
Clean countertops 7 4 2 --
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 1–5 2–6 3–5 --
Telephone 1 6 3 3
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 9 2–18 8 --
Sort laundry 6 4 2 1
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 3–8 4–11 2–3 --
Cook oatmeal 1 2 2 8
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 9 11–12 8 --
File statements 6 5 1 1
 Time to complete (range in minutes) 1–6 1–7 2
Card game -- 4 1 8
 Time to complete (range in minutes) -- 4–9 5 --

Note: aPrompting response rate information was unavailable for two participants. bParticipants may not have attempted a task due to technical difficulties, fatigue, lack of time remaining during the testing session, or an indication that they did not know any card games (n = 5). Because participants were instructed to follow a recipe for the Oatmeal task which they had written down during the Telephone task, those who unsuccessfully completed the Telephone task (n = 6) were not instructed to attempt the proceeding Oatmeal task. cWhen a condition’s N = 1, the individual’s completion time, rather than range, is reported in minutes.