General and Domain-Specific Effectiveness of Cognitive Remediation after Stroke: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 285-309

  Rogers, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Foord, Rachael ^c   Stolwyk, Renerus J ^d,e   Wong, Dana ^d,e,f   Wilson, Peter H ^c  

^a SOUTH EASTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH EPWORTH REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^f LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive disorders; Cognitive rehabilitation; Cognitive remediation; Meta analysis; Stroke; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION THERAPY; COMPLICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE REMEDIATION; HUMANS; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85049829321     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-018-9378-4     Document Type: Review

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