Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial
OBJECTIVE:The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation is inconclusive. The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two group memory rehabilitation programmes with a self-help group control. DESIGN:Single-blind randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS:Participants with memory probl...
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| author | das Nair, Roshan Lincoln, Nadina |
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| description | OBJECTIVE:The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation is inconclusive. The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two group memory rehabilitation programmes with a self-help group control.
DESIGN:Single-blind randomized controlled trial.
PARTICIPANTS:Participants with memory problems following traumatic brain injury, stroke or multiple sclerosis were recruited from community settings.
INTERVENTIONS:Participants were randomly allocated, in cohorts of four, to compensation or restitution group treatment programmes or a self-help group control. All programmes were manual-based and comprised two individual and ten weekly group sessions.
MAIN MEASURES:Memory functions, mood, and activities of daily living were assessed at baseline and five and seven months after randomization.
RESULTS:There were 72 participants (mean age 47.7, SD 10.2 years; 32 men). There was no significant effect of treatment on the Everyday Memory Questionnaire (P = 0.97). At seven months the mean scores were comparable (restitution 36.6, compensation 41.0, self-help 44.1). However, there was a significant difference between groups on the Internal Memory Aids Questionnaire (P = 0.002). The compensation and restitution groups each used significantly more internal memory aids than the self-help group (P < 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups on measures of mood, adjustment and activities of daily living (P > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:There results show few statistically significant effects of either compensation or restitution memory group treatment as compared with a self-help group control. Further randomized trials of memory rehabilitation are needed. |
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| spelling | nottingham-343782020-05-04T16:32:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34378/ Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial das Nair, Roshan Lincoln, Nadina OBJECTIVE:The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation is inconclusive. The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two group memory rehabilitation programmes with a self-help group control. DESIGN:Single-blind randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS:Participants with memory problems following traumatic brain injury, stroke or multiple sclerosis were recruited from community settings. INTERVENTIONS:Participants were randomly allocated, in cohorts of four, to compensation or restitution group treatment programmes or a self-help group control. All programmes were manual-based and comprised two individual and ten weekly group sessions. MAIN MEASURES:Memory functions, mood, and activities of daily living were assessed at baseline and five and seven months after randomization. RESULTS:There were 72 participants (mean age 47.7, SD 10.2 years; 32 men). There was no significant effect of treatment on the Everyday Memory Questionnaire (P = 0.97). At seven months the mean scores were comparable (restitution 36.6, compensation 41.0, self-help 44.1). However, there was a significant difference between groups on the Internal Memory Aids Questionnaire (P = 0.002). The compensation and restitution groups each used significantly more internal memory aids than the self-help group (P < 0.01). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups on measures of mood, adjustment and activities of daily living (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:There results show few statistically significant effects of either compensation or restitution memory group treatment as compared with a self-help group control. Further randomized trials of memory rehabilitation are needed. SAGE 2012-02-09 Article PeerReviewed das Nair, Roshan and Lincoln, Nadina (2012) Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26 (10). pp. 894-903. ISSN 1477-0873 Memory cognitive impairment randomized controlled trial group cognitive rehabilitation http://cre.sagepub.com/content/26/10/894 doi:10.1177/0269215511435424 doi:10.1177/0269215511435424 |
| spellingShingle | Memory cognitive impairment randomized controlled trial group cognitive rehabilitation das Nair, Roshan Lincoln, Nadina Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title | Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | evaluation of rehabilitation of memory in neurological disabilities (remind): a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Memory cognitive impairment randomized controlled trial group cognitive rehabilitation |
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