Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program on Cognitive Function, Depression, and Activities of Daily Living among Patients with Strokes

Abstract

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a cognitive rehabilitation program for the patients having an acute stroke. The variables evaluated were cognitive function, depression and activities of daily living (ADLs). Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design with sixty-two subjects from two separated institutions was the design for the study. Thirty-three patients were assigned to the treatment group and 29 patients comprised the comparison group. The treatment group participated in the nursing intervention for cognitive rehabilitation for a three week period of time. The study was conducted from September 2010 to April 2011. Results: Following the three week intervention, the cognitive function and activities of daily living of the treatment group were significantly improved compared to the comparison group (t=6.33, p<.001; t=4.57, p<.001). Specifically, depression was significantly decreased in the treatment group (t=3.95, p<.001). Conclusion: The cognitive rehabilitation program was effective in increasing the treatment group cognitive function and activities of daily living along with a decrease in depression scores. Therefore, Cognitive Rehabilitation Program could be expected a beneficial nursing intervention in stroke patients.

The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Combined with Physical Exercise on Cognitive Function, Depression, and Sleep in Chronic Stroke Patients

“…As a result of this study, the subjects who participated in the cognitive rehabilitation program improved their cognitive function scores by more than 3 points after the intervention, from 20.00±4.53 points to 23.25±4.43 points. The score was 1.98, which was similar to the result reported that it improved to 5.18±1.40 points [42]. Another previous study showed similar results to this study, from 15.20±4.83 points to 18.00±5.67 points [5].…”

“…In this study, there have been many studies that applied cognitive rehabilitation programs to stroke patients [5,42], but it is judged that studies that comprehensively deal with the effects on cognitive function, depression, and sleep are still insufficient. In addition, many cognitive rehabilitation programs used in other studies applied only cognitive and emotional activities excluding physical activities.…”

The unique contribution of depression to cognitive impairment in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Effects of Augmented Reality Game-Based Cognitive–Motor Training on Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors and Executive Function in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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