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Sharifi A A, Zare H, Hatami J. The Impact of Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation on Working Memory Performance in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Advances in Cognitive Sciences 2016; 17 (4) :71-78
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1- Assistance professor of Psychology Department, Payame Noor University ,Tehran,Iran.
2- PhD, Professor of Psychology Departmen, Payame Noor University ,Tehran,Iran.
3- PhD, Assistance professor of Psychology Department, Tehran University ,Tehran,Iran.
2- PhD, Professor of Psychology Departmen, Payame Noor University ,Tehran,Iran.
3- PhD, Assistance professor of Psychology Department, Tehran University ,Tehran,Iran.
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Introduction: Working memory deficits are common in traumatic brain injury and causing much compromise in patients’ activity of daily living. Research has shown possiblility to improve working memory through cognitive training. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of computerized cognitive rehabilitation on working memory performance in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Methods: Fifty two patients with traumatic brain injury aged 16-40 who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were randomly assigned to experimental and waiting-list control groups. The experimental group was trained for 8 session with a Memory rehabilitation software while the waiting-list control group did not receive any intervention and the training was postponed until after the conclusion of this research. The Wechsler memory index was employed to assess the working memory at baseline, post-test, and follow-up time points.
Results: The results of ANCOVA suggested a significant difference between the means of working memory in experimental and waiting-list control groups. The post-test and follow-up scores in the experimental group were not statistically different.
Conclusions: The computerized cognitive rehabilitation appeared to exert a significant effect on working memory performance in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Methods: Fifty two patients with traumatic brain injury aged 16-40 who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, were randomly assigned to experimental and waiting-list control groups. The experimental group was trained for 8 session with a Memory rehabilitation software while the waiting-list control group did not receive any intervention and the training was postponed until after the conclusion of this research. The Wechsler memory index was employed to assess the working memory at baseline, post-test, and follow-up time points.
Results: The results of ANCOVA suggested a significant difference between the means of working memory in experimental and waiting-list control groups. The post-test and follow-up scores in the experimental group were not statistically different.
Conclusions: The computerized cognitive rehabilitation appeared to exert a significant effect on working memory performance in patients with traumatic brain injury.
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Received: 2015/09/21 | Accepted: 2015/11/21 | Published: 2015/12/22
Received: 2015/09/21 | Accepted: 2015/11/21 | Published: 2015/12/22
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