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Telehealth Delivery of Memory Rehabilitation Following Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2020

David W. Lawson Open the ORCID record for David W. Lawson [Opens in a new window] ,
Renerus J. Stolwyk Open the ORCID record for Renerus J. Stolwyk [Opens in a new window] ,
Jennie L. Ponsford Open the ORCID record for Jennie L. Ponsford [Opens in a new window] ,
Dean P. McKenzie Open the ORCID record for Dean P. McKenzie [Opens in a new window] ,
Marina G. Downing Open the ORCID record for Marina G. Downing [Opens in a new window]  and
Dana Wong Open the ORCID record for Dana Wong [Opens in a new window]
David W. Lawson
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Renerus J. Stolwyk
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia
Jennie L. Ponsford
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia
Dean P. McKenzie
Affiliation:
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Marina G. Downing
Affiliation:
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia
Dana Wong*
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth HealthCare, Melbourne, Australia School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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*Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dana Wong, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

Rehabilitation of memory after stroke remains an unmet need. Telehealth delivery may overcome barriers to accessing rehabilitation services.

Method:

We conducted a non-randomized intervention trial to investigate feasibility and effectiveness of individual telehealth (internet videoconferencing) and face-to-face delivery methods for a six-week compensatory memory rehabilitation program. Supplementary analyses investigated non-inferiority to an existing group-based intervention, and the role of booster sessions in maintaining functional gains. The primary outcome measure was functional attainment of participants’ goals. Secondary measures included subjective reports of lapses in everyday memory and prospective memory, reported use of internal and external memory strategies, and objective measures of memory functioning.

Results:

Forty-six stroke survivors were allocated to telehealth and face-to-face intervention delivery conditions. Feasibility of delivery methods was supported, and participants in both conditions demonstrated treatment-related improvements in goal attainment, and key subjective outcomes of everyday memory, and prospective memory. Gains on these measures were maintained at six-week follow-up. Short-term gains in use of internal strategies were also seen. Non-inferiority to group-based delivery was established only on the primary measure for the telehealth delivery condition. Booster sessions were associated with greater maintenance of gains on subjective measures of everyday memory and prospective memory.

Conclusions:

This exploratory study supports the feasibility and potential effectiveness of telehealth options for remote delivery of compensatory memory skills training after a stroke. These results are also encouraging of a role for booster sessions in prolonging functional gains over time.

Keywords

TelerehabilitationCognitive rehabilitationStrategy trainingGoal attainmentProspective memoryEveryday memorySubjective memoryVideoconferencingNon-inferiority
Type
Regular Research
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 26 , Special Issue 1: Rehabilitation , January 2020 , pp. 58 - 71
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Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2020. 

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