Effectiveness of executive functions training within a virtual supermarket for adults with traumatic Brain Injury: A pilot study

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-190

  Jacoby, Michele ^a   Averbuch, Sara ^a   Sacher, Yaron ^a   Katz, Noomi ^b   Weiss, Patrice L ^c   Kizony, Rachel ^c  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Executive functions; randomized controlled trial; traumatic brain injury; virtual environment

Indexed keywords

BASE-LINE PERFORMANCE; BONFERRONI CORRECTION; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES;

BRAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RETAIL STORES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874899319     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2235184     Document Type: Article

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