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Neuropsychological Stimulation Program for Children from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Mar2024, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p596, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Guatemala remains one of the poorest countries in Central America and suffers from high rates of social inequality and violence. In addition to the negative impact that two years without attending school has had on Guatemalan children due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, this unfavourable socioeconomic context poses a risk to children's emotional and cognitive development. This work presents a protocol for implementing a cognitive and emotional stimulation program aimed at increasing the academic performance of these children and consequently improving their quality of life. Methods: The protocol proposes the implementation of a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of a 24-session-long stimulation program. It targets the cognitive functions of attention, language, executive functions, and social cognition, using the digital neurorehabilitation platform NeuronUP. The participants (n = 480) will be randomly assigned to an Experimental or Control group. Pre- and post-intervention assessments will be carried out, together with a follow-up in the next academic year, in which both groups will change roles. Results will be compared for the first and second years, looking for differences in academic and cognitive performance between groups. Discussion: Mid- and long-term outcomes are still unknown, but effective interventions based on this protocol are expected to facilitate the following benefits for participants: (1) improved cognitive and emotional development; (2) improved academic performance; (3) improved well-being. We expect to create a validated neuropsychological stimulation program that could be applied in similar socioeconomically disadvantaged contexts around the world to help these children improve their life chances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COGNITION disorder risk factors
LANGUAGE & languages
VIOLENCE
PSYCHOLOGISTS
HUMAN services programs
RESEARCH funding
EQUALITY
CLINICAL trials
STATISTICAL sampling
EXECUTIVE function
PILOT projects
AFFECTIVE disorders
SOCIAL perception
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ATTENTION
CONTROL groups
PRE-tests & post-tests
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests
ACADEMIC achievement
QUALITY of life
CHILD development
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
COMPARATIVE studies
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175990320
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12050596