1. Computer versus Compensatory Calendar Training in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Functional Impact in a Pilot Study
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Melanie Chandler, Sherrie Hanna, Julie A. Fields, Noah L. Duncan, Glenn E. Smith, Dona E.C. Locke, Angela Lunde, Charlene Hoffman Snyder, and Andrea Cuc
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Activities of daily living ,Functional impact ,Article ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,03 medical and health sciences ,mild cognitive impairment ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Standard care ,behavioral rehabilitation ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,Cognitive rehabilitation therapy ,Cognitive impairment ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Self-efficacy ,030214 geriatrics ,General Neuroscience ,activities of daily living ,cognitive rehabilitation ,self-efficacy ,Computer training ,Physical therapy ,Psychology ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
This pilot study examined the functional impact of computerized versus compensatory calendar training in cognitive rehabilitation participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Fifty-seven participants with amnestic MCI completed randomly assigned calendar or computer training. A standard care control group was used for comparison. Measures of adherence, memory-based activities of daily living (mADLs), and self-efficacy were completed. The calendar training group demonstrated significant improvement in mADLs compared to controls, while the computer training group did not. Calendar training may be more effective in improving mADLs than computerized intervention. However, this study highlights how behavioral trials with fewer than 30–50 participants per arm are likely underpowered, resulting in seemingly null findings.
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- 2017
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