Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study
This study aims to identify neuropsychological assessment measures that can better guide the selection and difficulty level adjustment of neuropsychological rehabilitation tasks for patients with acquired brain injury. Eight patients with acquired brain injury were recruited from one rehabilitation...
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This study aims to identify neuropsychological assessment measures that can better guide the selection and difficulty level adjustment of neuropsychological rehabilitation tasks for patients with acquired brain injury. Eight patients with acquired brain injury were recruited from one rehabilitation institution. The neuropsychological protocol included standard neuropsychological tests targeting attention, memory, and executive functions. After the assessment, the patients enrolled in an intensive online cognitive neuropsychological rehabilitation training program (80 sessions of 49 cognitive training and 31 affective and psychosocial intervention sessions). The association between the assessment results and the training outcomes was measured to explore which measures were better associated with specific training outcomes. This study suggests that the results of specific conventionally administered neuropsychological tests can be good indicators of the patients’ performance in the cognitive training of attention and working memory. On the other hand, none of the tests provided valuable data regarding the patients’ ability to perform the executive functioning training tasks, perhaps because those appeal to everyday situations, which are not adequately represented in the administered tests. More research is needed, especially regarding the executive function.
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| spelling | doaj.art-129f9df96b044611a7a67acca761eb0c2022-12-22T00:09:50ZengUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroPsychTech & Health Journal2184-10042022-04-015210.26580/PTHJ.art39-2022Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational studyLiliana Mendes0Artemisa Rocha Dores1Irene Palmares Carvalho2Fernando Barbosa3Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroLaboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalClinical Neurosciences and Mental Health Department and CINTESIS, School of Medicine, Porto, PortugalLaboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal This study aims to identify neuropsychological assessment measures that can better guide the selection and difficulty level adjustment of neuropsychological rehabilitation tasks for patients with acquired brain injury. Eight patients with acquired brain injury were recruited from one rehabilitation institution. The neuropsychological protocol included standard neuropsychological tests targeting attention, memory, and executive functions. After the assessment, the patients enrolled in an intensive online cognitive neuropsychological rehabilitation training program (80 sessions of 49 cognitive training and 31 affective and psychosocial intervention sessions). The association between the assessment results and the training outcomes was measured to explore which measures were better associated with specific training outcomes. This study suggests that the results of specific conventionally administered neuropsychological tests can be good indicators of the patients’ performance in the cognitive training of attention and working memory. On the other hand, none of the tests provided valuable data regarding the patients’ ability to perform the executive functioning training tasks, perhaps because those appeal to everyday situations, which are not adequately represented in the administered tests. More research is needed, especially regarding the executive function. https://psychtech-journal.com/index.php/psychTech/article/view/107acquired brain injuryneuropsychological assessmentWeb-based cognitive training programneuropsychological rehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Liliana Mendes Artemisa Rocha Dores Irene Palmares Carvalho Fernando Barbosa Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study PsychTech & Health Journal acquired brain injury neuropsychological assessment Web-based cognitive training program neuropsychological rehabilitation |
| title | Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study |
| title_full | Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study |
| title_fullStr | Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study |
| title_short | Common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation: An exploratory correlational study |
| title_sort | common neuropsychological assessment measures as performance indicators in neuropsychological rehabilitation an exploratory correlational study |
| topic | acquired brain injury neuropsychological assessment Web-based cognitive training program neuropsychological rehabilitation |
| url | https://psychtech-journal.com/index.php/psychTech/article/view/107 |
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