Evaluation of a Structured Group Format Memory Rehabilitation Program For Adults Following Brain Injury

Thickpenny-Davis, Kirsten L; Barker‐Collo, Suzanne

doi:10.1097/01.htr.0000290975.09496.93

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“…97 A group format has also been used to teach a more structured experimental intervention using the I-MEMs, as referred to earlier in this article, in which multiple internal strategies (semantic association, elaboration, chaining, and imagery) are taught, along with "complementary" external strategies (memory book, PDA, etc) across 12 structured sessions. Group-based interventions may be considered for remediation of mild to moderate memory deficits following traumatic brain injury.…”

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INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V

Velikonja¹,

Tate²,

Ponsford

et al. 2014

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

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Section: Recommendations and Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V

Velikonja¹,

Tate²,

Ponsford

et al. 2014

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

103

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“…Some memory rehabilitation studies have found improvements on questionnaires when they were completed by an informant, but not when they were completed by the patient (Kaschel et al, 2002;Thickpenny-Davis & Barker-Collo, 2007). In fact, the discrepancy between self-and other-report on the Comprehensive Assessment of Prospective Memory (CAPM) has been used to gauge self-awareness and demonstrate its importance in rehabilitation contexts (Fleming et al, 2008;Roche, Fleming, & Shum, 2002).…”

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Improving Memory in Outpatients with Neurological Disorders Using a Group-Based Training Program

Radford

Lah

Thayer

et al. 2012

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Memory problems are common in patients with a range of neurological conditions, but there have been few attempts to provide and evaluate the usefulness of memory training for groups of neurological outpatients. We used a waitlist-controlled trial design to assess the effectiveness of a newly created, 6-session intervention, which involved training in the use of compensatory strategies as well as education regarding memory function, neurological damage, sleep and lifestyle factors that have an impact on memory. Fifty-six patients with neurological conditions (e.g., stroke, epilepsy) and memory complaints completed the training and assessments. Outcomes were evaluated in terms of reported strategy use as well as objective and subjective measures of anterograde and prospective memory. Training resulted in significant improvements on number of strategies used, scores on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (total learning and delayed recall) and self-report on the Comprehensive Assessment of Prospective Memory. Improvements were stable at 3-month follow-up. Better individual outcomes were related to lower baseline memory scores, fewer symptoms of depression and greater self-awareness of memory function. Overall the study provides encouraging results to indicate that patients with neurological conditions such as stroke and epilepsy can show improvements in memory after a relatively short group-based intervention.

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“…Although methods for treating the emotional and social impact of brain injury vary, approaches to treating the cognitive deficits associated with TBI have included attention and memory training using mnemonic strategies (Thickpenny-Davis and Barker-Collo, 2007) and external cuing supports (Wilson et al, 2005). Following an extensive review of the literature by two working groups, attention process training and working memory training for the remediation of cognitive impairments due to TBI emerged as clinical recommendations from the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury [DCOE] and Defense and Veterans’ Brain Injury Center (2009), as well as from the Cognitive Rehabilitation Task Force of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (Haskins et al, 2012).…”

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Cognitive Effects of ThinkRx Cognitive Rehabilitation Training for Eleven Soldiers with Brain Injury: A Retrospective Chart Review

2017

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Cognitive rehabilitation training is a promising technique for remediating the cognitive deficits associated with brain injury. Extant research is dominated by computer-based interventions with varied results. Results from clinician-delivered cognitive rehabilitation are notably lacking in the literature. The current study examined the cognitive outcomes following ThinkRx, a clinician-delivered cognitive rehabilitation training program for soldiers recovering from traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury. In a retrospective chart review, we examined cognitive outcomes of 11 cases who had completed an average of 80 h of ThinkRx cognitive rehabilitation training delivered by clinicians and supplemented with digital training exercises. Outcome measures included scores from six cognitive skill batteries on the Woodcock Johnson – III Tests of Cognitive Abilities. Participants achieved gains in all cognitive skills tested and achieved statistically significant changes in long-term memory, processing speed, auditory processing, and fluid reasoning with very large effect sizes. Clinically significant changes in multiple cognitive skills were also noted across cases. Results of the study suggest that ThinkRx clinician-delivered cognitive training supplemented with digital exercises may be a viable method for targeting the cognitive deficits associated with brain injury.

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Evaluation of a Structured Group Format Memory Rehabilitation Program For Adults Following Brain Injury

Abstract: While extension of the findings is needed, the memory group has a positive impact on both neuropsychological measures of memory and everyday memory functioning.

Cited by 44 publications

References 33 publications

INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V

INCOG Recommendations for Management of Cognition Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part V

Improving Memory in Outpatients with Neurological Disorders Using a Group-Based Training Program

Cognitive Effects of ThinkRx Cognitive Rehabilitation Training for Eleven Soldiers with Brain Injury: A Retrospective Chart Review

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