Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial

Background/Aim: Memory problems are frequently reported in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). These can be debilitating and affect individuals and their families. This sub-group analysis focused on the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation in patients with MS. Methods: Data were extracted from a...

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Main Authors: Martin, Kristy-Jane, Lincoln, Nadina, das Nair, Roshan
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Published: Mark Allen Healthcare 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29053/
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author Martin, Kristy-Jane
Lincoln, Nadina
das Nair, Roshan
author_facet Martin, Kristy-Jane
Lincoln, Nadina
das Nair, Roshan
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description Background/Aim: Memory problems are frequently reported in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). These can be debilitating and affect individuals and their families. This sub-group analysis focused on the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation in patients with MS. Methods: Data were extracted from a single blind randomised controlled trial, the ReMiND trial, which also included participants with traumatic brain injury and stroke. Participants were randomly allocated to compensation or restitution treatment programmes, or a self-help control. The programmes were manual-based and comprised two individual and ten group sessions. Outcome measures included assessments of memory, mood and activities of daily living. A total of 39 patients with MS participated in this study (ten males (26%), 29 females (74%); mean±SD age: 48.3±10.8 years). Results: Comparison of groups showed no significant effect of treatment on memory, but there were significant differences between compensation and restitution on self-report symptoms of emotional distress at both 5- (p=0.04) and 7-month (p=0.05) follow-up sessions. The compensation group showed less distress than the restitution group. Conclusions: Individuals with MS who received compensation memory rehabilitation reported significantly less emotional distress than those who received restitution. Further research is needed to explore why self-reported memory problems did not differ between groups.
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spelling nottingham-290532020-05-04T16:59:17Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29053/ Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial Martin, Kristy-Jane Lincoln, Nadina das Nair, Roshan Background/Aim: Memory problems are frequently reported in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). These can be debilitating and affect individuals and their families. This sub-group analysis focused on the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation in patients with MS. Methods: Data were extracted from a single blind randomised controlled trial, the ReMiND trial, which also included participants with traumatic brain injury and stroke. Participants were randomly allocated to compensation or restitution treatment programmes, or a self-help control. The programmes were manual-based and comprised two individual and ten group sessions. Outcome measures included assessments of memory, mood and activities of daily living. A total of 39 patients with MS participated in this study (ten males (26%), 29 females (74%); mean±SD age: 48.3±10.8 years). Results: Comparison of groups showed no significant effect of treatment on memory, but there were significant differences between compensation and restitution on self-report symptoms of emotional distress at both 5- (p=0.04) and 7-month (p=0.05) follow-up sessions. The compensation group showed less distress than the restitution group. Conclusions: Individuals with MS who received compensation memory rehabilitation reported significantly less emotional distress than those who received restitution. Further research is needed to explore why self-reported memory problems did not differ between groups. Mark Allen Healthcare 2014-12-03 Article PeerReviewed Martin, Kristy-Jane, Lincoln, Nadina and das Nair, Roshan (2014) Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 21 (12). pp. 422-428. ISSN 1741-1645 Multiple sclerosis Memory Rehabilitation Randomised controlled trial http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.12.590 doi:10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.12.590 doi:10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.12.590
spellingShingle Multiple sclerosis
Memory
Rehabilitation
Randomised controlled trial
Martin, Kristy-Jane
Lincoln, Nadina
das Nair, Roshan
Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title_full Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title_fullStr Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title_full_unstemmed Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title_short Group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the ReMiND trial
title_sort group-based memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: subgroup analysis of the remind trial
topic Multiple sclerosis
Memory
Rehabilitation
Randomised controlled trial
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