Training of selective attention in work-active stroke patients

Int J Rehabil Res. 2015 Dec;38(4):370-2. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000127.

Abstract

The aim was to examine the effects of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation of attention in work-active patients after stroke. The study included 11 patients treated as inpatients at the University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia, who were included in intensive selective attention training four times a week for 3 months. Each patient was assessed at the initial and the final rehabilitation stage with the TAP system (Test of Attentional Performance), alertness, and divided attention tasks. The results indicate a moderate to strong increase in performance on the divided attention test and a mild effect on the alertness test. Early cognitive rehabilitation of the attentional system can contribute toward recovery of divided attention in work-active patients after stroke.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / rehabilitation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational*
  • Slovenia
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / psychology
  • Stroke Rehabilitation*
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted*