J Korean Acad Nurs.  2017 Feb;47(1):1-13. 10.4040/jkan.2017.47.1.1.

Effects of a Cognitive Training Program on Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

• Oh EY
• Jung MS

• KMID: 2425932
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2017.47.1.1

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a cognitive training program on neurocognitive task performance and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients who had a stroke.
METHODS
The research design for this study was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. Patients were assigned to the experimental (n=21) or control group (n=21). The experimental group received a 4-week cognitive training program and usual care (i.e., rehabilitation service), while the control was received usual care only. Cognitive function was measured with a standardized neurocognitive test battery and ADL was assessed at baseline and one and two months after completion of the intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine changes in cognitive function and ADL over 2 months.
RESULTS
The interaction of group and time was significant indicating that the experimental group showed improvement in attention, visuospatial function, verbal memory, and executive function compared to the control group which had a sustained or gradual decrease in test performance. A significant group by time interaction in instrumental ADL was also found between the experimental group with gradual improvement and the control group showing no noticeable change.
CONCLUSION
Findings show that the cognitive training program developed in this study is beneficial in restoring cognitive function and improving ADL in patients following a stroke. Further study is needed to investigate the long-term relationship between cognitive training participation and cognitive improvement and effective functioning in daily living.

Keyword

Stroke; Cognitive therapy; Cognition; Activities of daily living

MeSH Terms

*Activities of Daily Living
Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attention
Cognition/*physiology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Memory
Middle Aged
Program Development
*Program Evaluation
Stroke/diagnosis/*physiopathology
*Stroke Rehabilitation
Task Performance and Analysis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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  Figure 1 Flow of the study.

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