A randomized controlled trial on errorless learning in goal management training: Study rationale and protocol

BMC Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bertens, Dirk ^a   Fasotti, Luciano ^a,b   Boelen, Danielle H E ^c   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Medical Centre Groot Klimmendaal   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Errorless learning; Executive deficits; Goal management training

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERRORLESS LEARNING APPROACH; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GOAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879092483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-64     Document Type: Article

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