Beneficial effect from a cognitive training programme on children with acquired brain injuries demonstrated in a controlled study
(2005) In Brain Injury 19(7). p.511-518- Abstract
- Primary objective: To test the effectiveness of a cognitive training programme in children and adolescents with attention and memory deficits after acquired brain injury (ABI). Research design: Randomized controlled study. Participants: Thirty-eight children with ABI, 9 - 16 years of age. Methods and procedures: The treatment group trained with the cognitive programme for 30 minutes per day interactively with a teacher or parent for a period of 17 weeks. Children in the control group had a freely chosen interactive activity 30 minutes daily for 17 weeks. Pre- and post-training assessments were made using a neuropsychological test battery. Main outcome and results: Significant improvements in the majority of neuropsychological tests of... (More)
- Primary objective: To test the effectiveness of a cognitive training programme in children and adolescents with attention and memory deficits after acquired brain injury (ABI). Research design: Randomized controlled study. Participants: Thirty-eight children with ABI, 9 - 16 years of age. Methods and procedures: The treatment group trained with the cognitive programme for 30 minutes per day interactively with a teacher or parent for a period of 17 weeks. Children in the control group had a freely chosen interactive activity 30 minutes daily for 17 weeks. Pre- and post-training assessments were made using a neuropsychological test battery. Main outcome and results: Significant improvements in the majority of neuropsychological tests of sustained and selective attention as well as in memory performance were shown in the treatment group as compared to controls. Conclusions: The immediate effect of the training programme improved complex attention and memory functions, indicating that this method may be a valuable treatment option for improving cognitive efficiency in children after ABI. On the basis of these results, the next step will be to evaluate long-term effects and further ecological validity. (Less)
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- author
- Van't Hooft, I ; Andersson, K ; Bergman, B ; Sejersen, Thomas LU ; von Wendt, L and Bartfai, A
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- publishing date
- 2005
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- neuropsychological rehabilitation, CNS malignancies, trauma, cognitive rehabilitation, children
- in
- Brain Injury
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 7
- pages
- 511 - 518
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- wos:000229622500005
- scopus:20744453237
- ISSN
- 1362-301X
- DOI
- 10.1080/02699050400025224
- language
- English
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- yes
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- eec3d353-18e8-4ace-8a7a-ac4d94a398b7 (old id 237573)
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