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Strategy Training on Improving Executive Functions in Persons Following Acquired Brain Injury
Sponsor: Taipei Medical University
Summary
About two-third individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) experience cognitive impairments. Deficits in executive functions is one of the most prevalent cognitive impairments following ABI which result in decline of recovery and independence. Lack of intervention shows evidence of immediate and long-term effect on executive function which is critical after returning to the community. The overall aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of strategy training intervention on executive functions and participation on community-dwelling people with ABI. Findings of the study will provide unequivocal evidence on the duration of effectiveness of strategy training and support the development and application of the program in rehabilitation practice.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2018-05-29
Completion Date
2024-09-30
Last Updated
2024-04-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Strategy Training
This approach is different from traditional direct skill training, which emphasizes clinicians' responsibility on identifying their patients' challenges in performing activities and teaching patients task-specific problem-solving strategies. Strategy training, on the other hand, requires clinicians to take a role as a facilitator, guiding participants to learn through prompts and questions. In the training process, participants learn to develop their own problem-solving strategies and work through the problems they have, through which they can develop self-efficacy and confidence to manage participation challenges. Participants can also generalize the strategies they learn to other similar problems they encounter in daily life.
Locations (3)
National Taiwan University Hospital Bei-Hu branch
Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Medical University
Taipei, Taiwan