Effects of a multifaceted treatment program for executive dysfunction after acquired brain injury on indications of executive functioning in daily life

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-129

  Spikman, Jacoba M ^a,b   Boelen, Danielle H E ^c,d   Lamberts, Kirsten F ^a   Brouwer, Wiebo H ^a,b   Fasotti, Luciano ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain damage; Cognitive training; Dysexecutive syndrome; Ecological validity; Executive functions; Neuropsychological rehabilitation; RCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149151222     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709991020     Document Type: Article

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