The protocol and design of a randomised controlled study on training of attention within the first year after acquired brain injury

BMC Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bartfai, Aniko ^a   Markovic, Gabriela ^a   Sargenius Landahl, Kristina ^a   Schult, Marie Louise ^a  

^a Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Clinical Sciences Danderyd Hospital Stressrehab FoU Danderyd   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention; Brain injury; Cognitive rehabilitation; Early rehabilitation; Health economics; Statistical process control; Work return

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PROCESS CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOASSAY; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETURN TO WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899999872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-14-102     Document Type: Article

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