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Cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly: A randomized trial to evaluate a new protocol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2006

DONALD T. STUSS ,
IAN H. ROBERTSON ,
FERGUS I.M. CRAIK ,
BRIAN LEVINE ,
MICHAEL P. ALEXANDER ,
SANDRA BLACK ,
DEIRDRE DAWSON ,
MALCOLM A. BINNS ,
HEATHER PALMER  and
MAUREEN DOWNEY-LAMB
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DONALD T. STUSS
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Rehabilitation Sciences), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IAN H. ROBERTSON
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
FERGUS I.M. CRAIK
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BRIAN LEVINE
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MICHAEL P. ALEXANDER
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
SANDRA BLACK
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DEIRDRE DAWSON
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Rehabilitation Sciences), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MALCOLM A. BINNS
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
HEATHER PALMER
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MAUREEN DOWNEY-LAMB
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GORDON WINOCUR
Affiliation:
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine (Psychiatry), University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
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Abstract

This study provides an introduction to, and overview of, several papers that resulted from a randomized control trial that evaluated a new cognitive rehabilitation protocol. The program was designed to improve general strategic abilities in ways that would be expressed in a broad range of functional domains. The trial, which was conducted on a sample of older adults who had experienced normal age-related cognitive decline, assessed performance in the following domains: memory, goal management, and psychosocial status. The general rationale for the trial, the overall experimental design, and the approach to statistical analyses that are relevant to each paper are described here. The results for each functional domain are reported in separate papers in this series (JINS, 2007, 13, 120–131.)

Keywords

AgingMemoryTreatment outcomeCognitionFrontal lobeNeuropsychology
Type
REHAB SERIES—INTRODUCTORY PAPER
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 120 - 131
Copyright
© 2007 The International Neuropsychological Society

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