PSYC33H3 Chapter Notes -Hemispatial Neglect, Multiuser Dos, Language Disorder
Document Summary
Evidence-based cognitive rehab: updated review of the literature from 1998-2002, by cicerone. Alot of evidence to support cognitive rehab for ppl with tbi. Ex/ strategy training for mild memory impairment/post acute attention deficits, and interventions for functional communication deficits. Further research needs to done to determine if cog rehab is effective and examine the therapy factors and pts characteristics that optimize the clinical outcomes of cog rehab. Spatial neglect after rh stroke cog rehab such as visual scanning improve functioning but not sure if this helps everyday functioning. Aphasia treatment is inconclusive when looking at rct studies. When treatment begins in the acute stage of recovery and the more extensive the treatment the more positively associated is the treatment effects. 31 studies were excluded becaz they were without data, duplicate/follow up, nontreatment studies/non- experimental, reviews, or single case studies of ppl with tbi or stroke. Class ii: prospective, non-randomized cohort studies; retrospective, non-randomized case control studies; or multiple baseline studies.
