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I Van't Hooft1, K Andersson, B Bergman
1Neuropediatric Unit, Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. ingrid.vant.hooft@bup.sll.se
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.
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