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Prospective Memory Intervention: A Review and Evaluation of a Pilot Restorative Intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Sarah A. Raskin  and
McKay Moore Sohlberg
Sarah A. Raskin*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, United States of America. [email protected]
McKay Moore Sohlberg
Affiliation:
Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, College of Education, University of Oregon, United States of America.
*
*Address for correspondence: Sarah Raskin, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106, United States of America.
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Abstract

Prospective memory impairments continue to be among the greatest impediments to return to work for individuals following neurological illness or injury. Current approaches to prospective memory intervention are reviewed in this article. These include behavioral interventions, metacognitive strategies and restorative approaches. In addition, the summary of a study using the restorative approach is presented and discussed. Eight subjects were given a course of prospective memory training designed to increase the length of time that they are able to maintain to-be-performed tasks in mind. These subjects demonstrated improvement on neurospsychological measures, a standardised measure of prospective memory and a generalisation measure of prospective memory in daily life. These data lend support to the notion that prospective memory may be one area of cognition that is responsive to restorative intervention approaches.

Keywords

prospective memorycognitive rehabilitationtraumatic brain injury
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Information
Brain Impairment , Volume 10 , Issue 1: SPECIAL ISSUE - Prospective Memory , 01 May 2009 , pp. 76 - 86
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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