Comparison of two cognitive interventions for adults experiencing executive dysfunction post-stroke: a pilot study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-13

  Poulin, Valérie ^a,b   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^c   Bherer, Louis ^d   Lussier, Maxime ^e   Dawson, Deirdre R ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; computerised training; executive function; strategy training; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEBEC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STROKE REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEBEC; SELF EFFICACY; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION;

EID: 84954115670     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1123303     Document Type: Article

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