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Dewar BK, Kapur N, Kopelman M. Do memory aids help everyday memory? A controlled trial of a Memory Aids Service. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2016; 28:614-632. [PMID: 27267491 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2016.1189342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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There is a growing body of knowledge about the use of compensatory memory aids in memory rehabilitation, but relatively few controlled trials on how to train the use of such aids. This study investigated the effects of systematic training in the use of compensatory memory aids on everyday memory functioning within a Memory Aids Service. In a controlled clinical trial, a comparison was made between treatment participants and waiting list controls. Participants had everyday memory problems secondary to progressive or non-progressive neurological conditions. Following baseline assessment and goal setting, treatment participants underwent three training sessions, in which memory aids were matched to goals, across a six week period, with a follow-up assessment 12 weeks later. Outcome was measured by a goal attainment diary, neuropsychological test performance, psychosocial questionnaires and a problem solving inventory. There was a significant treatment effect of training on the goal attainment diary but only at 12 weeks follow-up. A post-hoc analysis indicated that treatment was effective for participants with a non-progressive condition but not for participants with a progressive condition. We conclude that a Memory Aids Service can be beneficial for patients with a non-progressive neurological condition, and make suggestions that might inform future applications of memory aids with those who have a progressive neurological disorder.
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- Bonnie-Kate Dewar
- a Academic Neuropsychiatry, Psychological Medicine CAG, Kings College London (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience) , London , UK
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- b Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology , University College London , London , UK
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- a Academic Neuropsychiatry, Psychological Medicine CAG, Kings College London (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience) , London , UK
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Charters E, Gillett L, Simpson GK. Efficacy of electronic portable assistive devices for people with acquired brain injury: a systematic review. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2014; 25:82-121. [PMID: 25121394 DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2014.942672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of electronic portable assistive devices (EPADs) for people with acquired brain injury. A systematic database search (OVID, CINAHL) found 541 citations published between 1989 and the end of 2012. A total of 23 reports met the inclusion/exclusion criteria, namely intervention studies (group, n-of-1) testing the efficacy of EPADs as compensatory devices for cognitive impairment for people with acquired brain injury aged 16-65 years. Study quality was rated by the PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) scale, (randomised controlled trials), the Downes and Black tool (other group intervention studies), and the Single Case Experimental Design tool (single participant studies). Levels of evidence were determined using five levels of classification based on the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence table. Results found no Level 1 studies (RCTs with PEDro score ≥ 6), four Level 2 studies and 10 Level 3 studies. There was insufficient evidence to recommend any practice standards, but sufficient evidence to recommend the use of electronic reminder systems in supporting the everyday functioning of people with acquired brain injury as a practice guideline. Higher quality studies are required to support a broader range of compensatory roles that EPADs have the potential to play in neurorehabilitation and the long-term support of people with acquired brain injury.
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- E Charters
- a Department of Speech Pathology , Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , Camperdown , NSW , Australia
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Svoboda E, Richards B, Yao C, Leach L. Long-term maintenance of smartphone and PDA use in individuals with moderate to severe memory impairment. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2014; 25:353-73. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2014.927368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Svanberg J, Evans JJ. Impact of SenseCam on memory, identity and mood in Korsakoff's syndrome: A single case experimental design study. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2013; 24:400-18. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2013.814573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Jamieson M, Cullen B, McGee-Lennon M, Brewster S, Evans JJ. The efficacy of cognitive prosthetic technology for people with memory impairments: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2013; 24:419-44. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2013.825632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nadar MS, McDowd J. Comparison of remedial and compensatory approaches in memory dysfunction: a comprehensive literature review. Occup Ther Health Care 2013; 24:274-89. [PMID: 23898933 DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2010.483269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACT Memory is a cognitive process of information storage and retrieval that is essential to performing daily functional activities efficiently. Occupational therapists regularly help individuals with memory impairment to manage their memory deficits. The purpose of this paper was to review the main memory strategies and instructional methods used to improve or manage memory. Studies were identified by searching for the relevant literature published between 1980 and 2007 through the use of several databases with the inclusion criteria that the study must identify at least one specific memory rehabilitation method with an outcome measure representative of the specific method. The reviewed studies included three reviews, 10 randomized control trials, 17 quasi-experimental studies, and five single subjects' designs. The results suggest that there is empirical evidence to support the effectiveness of certain remedial and compensatory memory rehabilitation methods with healthy populations, but weaker evidence can be identified for the memory-impaired populations. In general, remedial methods are effective in lab settings with primarily healthy populations, yet effectiveness in daily activities is less clear. Compensatory methods are generally more efficient than remedial ones and more easily generalized to daily activities, even with memory-impaired populations.
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- Mohammed Shaban Nadar
- Mohammed Shaban Nadar is Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Jabriah, Kuwait
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Savage KR, Svoboda E. Long-term benefits of the Memory-Link programme in a case of amnesia. Clin Rehabil 2012; 27:521-6. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215512464230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective: To systematically evaluate the maintenance of clinical gains from a structured memory intervention programme. Efficacy of the programme was initially demonstrated in RR, a woman with moderate-to-severe memory impairment following colloid cyst removal. In the current study (Svoboda and Richards, 2009), we examined RR’s day-to-day memory functioning 18 months after completion of the intervention programme. Design: Within-subject A1B1A2B2B3 single-case experimental design. Setting: Outpatient memory rehabilitation clinic. Intervention: A theory-driven training programme in the use of commercially available smartphones for individuals with moderate-to-severe memory impairment. Main measures: A phone call task was used as an objective measure of prospective memory function. Self-report, ecologically valid questionnaires were also completed to further assess generalization of smartphone use to day-to-day memory function. Results: Eighteen months after intervention, RR completed 80% of scheduled calls using the smartphone, a rate significantly higher than at baseline (40%) and comparable to her success rate immediately following intervention (90%) and at the four-month follow-up (90%). Responses to questionnaires indicated that RR felt more confident in her ability to handle memory-demanding situations and was making fewer memory mistakes. This favourable outcome was not found with the use of another smartphone brand for which training was not received. Conclusions: Results from ecologically valid measures of memory functioning demonstrated robust maintenance of independent commercial smartphone use over an 18-month period, with increases observed in independence, confidence and real-life memory functioning. The findings further suggest poor cross-device generalizability.
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- Kimberley R Savage
- Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest, Toronto, Canada
- The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York, New York, USA
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- Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health Program, Baycrest, Toronto, Canada
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Katz N. Cognitive rehabilitation: Models for intervention and research on cognition in occupational therapy. Occup Ther Int 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/oti.6150010107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Svoboda E, Richards B, Leach L, Mertens V. PDA and smartphone use by individuals with moderate-to-severe memory impairment: Application of a theory-driven training programme. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2012; 22:408-27. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2011.652498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Waldron B, Grimson J, Carton S, Blanco-Campal A. Effectiveness of an unmodified personal digital assistant as a compensatory strategy for prospective memory failures in adults with an ABI. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2012.659044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The relationship between assistive technology for cognition (ATC) and cognitive function was examined using a systematic review. A literature search identified 89 publications reporting 91 studies of an ATC intervention in a clinical population. The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was used to categorize the cognitive domains being assisted and the tasks being performed. Results show that ATC have been used to effectively support cognitive functions relating to attention, calculation, emotion, experience of self, higher level cognitive functions (planning and time management) and memory. The review makes three contributions: (1) It reviews existing ATC in terms of cognitive function, thus providing a framework for ATC prescription on the basis of a profile of cognitive deficits, (2) it introduces a new classification of ATC based on cognitive function, and (3) it identifies areas for future ATC research and development.
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McDonald A, Haslam C, Yates P, Gurr B, Leeder G, Sayers A. Google Calendar: A new memory aid to compensate for prospective memory deficits following acquired brain injury. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2011; 21:784-807. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2011.598405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Svoboda E, Richards B, Polsinelli A, Guger S. A theory-driven training programme in the use of emerging commercial technology: Application to an adolescent with severe memory impairment. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2010; 20:562-86. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011003669918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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de Joode E, van Heugten C, Verhey F, van Boxtel M. Efficacy and usability of assistive technology for patients with cognitive deficits: a systematic review. Clin Rehabil 2010; 24:701-14. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215510367551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective: To determine the efficacy of portable electronic aids such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), pagers or mobile phones for patients with cognitive deficits by means of a systematic review. The usability of these aids is also briefly discussed. Data sources: PubMed, CINAHL, PsychINFO, EMBASE and MEDLINE were searched up to February 2009. The references of identified and relevant articles were scanned to find additional relevant titles. Review methods: Papers referring to ‘electronic aids’, ‘cognition’ and ‘brain injury’ were included. The population had to be adult and have cognitive impairments as a result of acquired brain injury. Outcome measures were change in cognitive or occupational performance or the level of participation in daily life. The criteria of Cicerone et al. were used to evaluate the quality of the retrieved studies. Results: Twenty-eight papers presenting 25 studies were reviewed. The total number of participants was 423. Most identified papers described case reports or non-randomized clinical trials. Only one randomized controlled trial was identified, in which the NeuroPage proved effective in supporting prospective memory. Other kinds of assistive technology such as PDAs and voice recorders showed positive results in supporting retrospective and prospective memory. Conclusion: The efficacy of assistive technology in general is not yet sufficiently studied in randomized controlled trials, although promising results has been reported. Furthermore, several survey studies established that both potential users and clinicians have optimistic expectations about the usability of assistive technology.
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- Elsbeth de Joode
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Division Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Maastricht University, The Netherlands,
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Division Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Division Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Division Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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Van Hulle A, Hux K. Improvement patterns among survivors of brain injury:Three case examples documenting the effectiveness of memory compensation strategies. Brain Inj 2009; 20:101-9. [PMID: 16403705 DOI: 10.1080/02699050500309684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Three case examples illustrate possible patterns of improved functioning that may emerge as survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) attempt compensation for persistent memory deficits impeding independent living. The task selected for report was independence in remembering to take regularly-prescribed medications. Strategies applied to promote learning included use of written reminders and use of two assistive technology (AT) devices-a wristwatch alarm (WatchMinder) and a digital voice recorder and alarm system (Voice Craft ). With participation in the intervention programme, two of the three individuals demonstrated increased independence in remembering to take medications; the third did not. The case examples illustrate varying responses of people with TBI to intervention using compensatory strategies and AT devices. Professionals and caretakers working with survivors must recognize the uniqueness of each survivor, must adjust intervention programmes accordingly and must be willing to persist in trying to increase functional independence repeatedly for many years post-injury.
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- Andrea Van Hulle
- Barkley Memorial Center for Speech and Hearing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68506, USA
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Gentry T, Wallace J, Kvarfordt C, Lynch KB. Personal digital assistants as cognitive aids for individuals with severe traumatic brain injury: A community-based trial. Brain Inj 2009; 22:19-24. [DOI: 10.1080/02699050701810688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yasuda K, Beckman B, Yoneda M, Yoneda H, Iwamoto A, Nakamura T. Successful guidance by automatic output of music and verbal messages for daily behavioural disturbances of three individuals with dementia. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2006; 16:66-82. [PMID: 16509519 DOI: 10.1080/09602010443000191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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There have been no previous reports of daily home activities of individuals with dementia being guided by the combination of music and verbal messages. This study evaluated the effectiveness for three individuals of music and messages which were automatically output by an IC recorder. After music was presented, messages instructed the participants to go to a day care centre, behave more peacefully and eat more at meals, respectively. These stimuli were highly effective for guiding the above activities. This study suggests that automatic output of music and messages has potential as a strategy for guiding individuals with dementia at their home. For the third individual, the music and messages were output through a doll. The implications of using a doll are also discussed.
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- Kiyoshi Yasuda
- Department of Rehabilitation, Chiba Rosai Hospital, Japan.
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Kapur N, Glisky EL, Wilson BA. Technological memory aids for people with memory deficits. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2004. [DOI: 10.1080/09602010343000138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hart T, O'Neil-Pirozzi T, Morita C. Clinician expectations for portable electronic devices as cognitive-behavioural orthoses in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Brain Inj 2003; 17:401-11. [PMID: 12745712 DOI: 10.1080/0269905021000038438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To ascertain experiences and expectations of clinicians as to uses of portable electronic devices such as hand-held computers as cognitive-behavioural orthoses in TBI rehabilitation. DESIGN Survey study. PROCEDURES A survey developed and piloted with the input of clinician focus groups was completed by 81 TBI clinicians from a variety of disciplines and work settings. RESULTS About half of the respondents reported prior exposure to clients with TBI who had used portable electronic aids. Of 10 key cognitive/behavioural areas, respondents saw most potential for devices in the areas of learning/memory, planning/organization and initiation; less potential was seen for social/interpersonal or behavioural difficulties. However, many respondents also identified learning and memory abilities as essential client characteristics for successful use of portable electronics. Cost was identified as a significant barrier to use of portable devices in rehabilitation. Respondents expressed low confidence overall in their ability to guide clients in use of devices; those who reported personal use were significantly more confident than those who did not. CONCLUSION Clinicians believe that new electronic devices have potential for treatment of some cognitive impairments, but clinical experimentation may be limited by costs of technology and low clinician confidence.
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- Tessa Hart
- Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA.
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Hart T, Hawkey K, Whyte J. Use of a portable voice organizer to remember therapy goals in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: a within-subjects trial. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2002; 17:556-70. [PMID: 12802246 DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200212000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of a portable voice organizer in helping people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to recall therapy goals and plans discussed with their clinical case managers. DESIGN Prospective within-subjects trial, in which individualized therapy goals were randomly assigned to intervention or no intervention. SETTING Comprehensive postacute TBI rehabilitation program. PARTICIPANTS Ten people with moderate to severe TBI enrolled from 3 months to 18 years after injury. OUTCOME MEASURE Memory for therapy goals. Clinicians generated statements describing six current therapy goals, half of which were randomly assigned to be recorded on a voice organizer during the next case management session. Participants selected three times per day to listen to the recorded goals, prompted by an alarm. One-week recall was tested using both free- and cued-recall formats. RESULTS Recorded goals were recalled better than unrecorded goals and appeared to be associated with better awareness or follow-through with therapy objectives. CONCLUSION Portable electronic devices have the potential to assist with treatment areas beyond tasks involving prospective memory.
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- Tessa Hart
- Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Yasuda K, Misu T, Beckman B, Watanabe O, Ozawa Y, Nakamura T. Use of an IC Recorder as a voice output memory aid for patients with prospective memory impairment. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2002. [DOI: 10.1080/09602010143000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Burke DT, Leeb SB, Hinman RT, Lupton EC, Burke J, Schneider JC, Ahangar B, Simpson K, Kanoalani Mayer EA. Using talking lights to assist brain-injured patients with daily inpatient therapeutic schedule. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2001; 16:284-91. [PMID: 11346450 DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200106000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To test the ability of patients with brain injury to use a patient locator and minder (PLAM) system to assist in their adherence to therapy schedules. PARTICIPANTS Five patients with acquired brain injury who were inpatients on an acute rehabilitation floor of a rehabilitation hospital. MEASURES The number of human prompts necessary to direct a patient to, and ensure arrival at, a scheduled therapy destination and the proportion of therapy sessions requiring no prompting was measured both before and after the introduction of the PLAM system. RESULTS With the PLAM system, the average number of human prompts dropped by more than 50%, and the number of sessions requiring no prompting increased from 7% to 44%. CONCLUSION The PLAM system described in this article seems feasible and useful for patients with acquired brain injury in assisting them with arrival at their therapy destinations without the assistance of staff.
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- D T Burke
- Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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van den Broek MD, Downes J, Johnson Z, Dayus B, Hilton N. Evaluation of an electronic memory aid in the neuropsychological rehabilitation of prospective memory deficits. Brain Inj 2000; 14:455-62. [PMID: 10834340 DOI: 10.1080/026990500120556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Five subjects with acquired memory impairment were trained to use a new electronic memory aid, the Voice Organizer, to manage prospective memory errors. Performance was assessed on two measures analogous to everyday memory tasks; a Message-Passing task requiring prospective recall after a delay of 9 hours, and a Domestic Task measure which involved the recall of household chores following a delay of 1-6 days. All subjects benefited from the introduction of the aid on the Message-Passing task and all but one improved their prospective recall on the Domestic Task measure. These results suggest that the Voice Organizer may be a useful aid in the neuropsychological rehabilitation of prospective memory impairment.
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- M D van den Broek
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Rathbone Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Kim HJ, Burke DT, Dowds MM, Boone KA, Park GJ. Electronic memory aids for outpatient brain injury: follow-up findings. Brain Inj 2000; 14:187-96. [PMID: 10695574 DOI: 10.1080/026990500120844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The introduction of highly portable computers extends the range of tools potentially useful to persons with functional impairments of prospective memory resulting from brain injury. This study reviews the experience of 12 patients with brain injury undergoing outpatient treatment using palmtop computers to assist with memory dependent activities in their everyday lives. During the initial supervised trial period, each was provided a palmtop computer based memory aid capable of generating audible and visible reminder cues. Subsequently, patients were contacted for follow-up between 2 months and 4 years after initial trial usage, and surveyed as to the utility of the computer. Nine patients found palmtop computers were useful during supervised trials. Seven of nine patients actually continued to use such devices after the usage trials had ended. Experience with this technology has shown it to be useful in a high proportion of patients for assisting with memory dependent functions.
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- H J Kim
- Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hosptial, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Kim HJ, Burke DT, Dowds MM, George J. Utility of a microcomputer as an external memory aid for a memory-impaired head injury patient during in-patient rehabilitation. Brain Inj 1999; 13:147-50. [PMID: 10079960 DOI: 10.1080/026990599121818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Memory deficit is one of the most frequent cognitive complications encountered after brain injury. It is recognized as difficult to treat. Over the past decades, various strategies of memory remediation have been used. Among them, prosthetic devices, such as notebooks and alarms, have shown some benefit. This study describes the case of a 22-year-old man who demonstrated deficits in memory and executive function. In an in-patient rehabilitation setting, a microcomputer was introduced as an external memory aid. With this intervention, the patient demonstrated an immediate improvement in the ability to attend every therapy and ask for every medication on his schedule. This case study demonstrates the usefulness of a microcomputer as an external memory aid for a memory-impaired head injury survivor.
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- H J Kim
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Kime SK, Lamb DG, Wilson BA. Use of a comprehensive programme of external cueing to enhance procedural memory in a patient with dense amnesia. Brain Inj 1996; 10:17-25. [PMID: 8680389 DOI: 10.1080/026990596124683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This case study describes rehabilitation efforts with a 24-year-old woman who exhibited dense amnesia secondary to status epilepticus following a motor vehicle accident. She was 20 months post-injury upon entry into our day treatment programme. The functional severity of her amnesia was reflected in numerous ways, including no recall of what she wore from day to day and an inability to find the toilet after 2 weeks in the programme. A multidisciplinary comprehensive programme of external cueing was established to exploit her preserved procedural memory. Objective measures of functional compliance were gathered over time and contrasted with both standard neuropsychological test scores and early levels of functioning in rehabilitation. Results demonstrated enhanced functioning via utilization of procedural memory. In addition, the patient actually demonstrated increased independent generalization of strategies and techniques over time. Practical treatment implications are reviewed and discussed.
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- S K Kime
- Adult Day Hospital for Neurological Rehabilitation, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Neistadt ME. Assessing learning capabilities during cognitive and perceptual evaluations for adults with traumatic brain injury. Occup Ther Health Care 1995; 9:3-16. [PMID: 23931559 DOI: 10.1080/j003v09n01_02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Occupational therapists (OTs) typically identify cognitive and perceptual deficits in adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through a combination of Activity of Daily Living (ADL) evaluations and cognitive/perceptual skill evaluations which provide information about clients' occupational performance and cognitive/ perceptual skill levels, respectively. These evaluations do not provide information about clients' abilities to learn new approaches to tasks or to transfer learning from one task to another. Since learning ability is an important determinant of clients' response to treatment, OTs need to evaluate that ability as part of their routine ADL and cognitive/perceptual evaluations. This paper presents a learning process approach to cognitive/perceptual evaluation that identifies ways OTs can evaluate clients' learning abilities with only slight modification of current evaluation practices.
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- M E Neistadt
- Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Department at Hewitt Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824
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