Repetition-lag memory training is feasible in patients with chronic stroke, including those with memory problems.

Autor:	Stamenova V; a Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest , Toronto , ON , Canada., Jennings JM; b Department of Psychology , Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem , NC , USA., Cook SP; c Department of Psychology , Millersville University , Millersville , PA , USA., Gao F; d Sunnybrook Research Institute , Toronto , ON , Canada., Walker LA; e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.; f Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , Ottawa , ON , Canada., Smith AM; e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada., Davidson PS; e School of Psychology , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.; g Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery , Ottawa , ON , Canada.; h Bruyère Research Institute , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , ON , Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Brain injury [Brain Inj] 2017; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 57-67. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 23.
DOI:	10.1080/02699052.2016.1222081
Abstrakt:	Primary Objective: Repetition-lag memory training was developed to increase individuals' use of recollection as opposed to familiarity in recognition memory. The goals of this study were to examine the feasibility of repetition-lag training in patients with chronic stroke and to explore whether the training might show suggestions of transfer to non-trained tasks. Research Design: Quasi-experimental. Methods and Procedures: Patients (n = 17) took part in six repetition-lag training sessions and their gains on the training and non-trained tasks were compared to those of age-matched healthy controls (n = 30). Main Outcomes and Results: All but two patients completed the training, indicating that the method is feasible with a wide range of patients with stroke. The amount patients gained on the training task was similar to that of healthy controls (that is, the Group × Time interactions were by-and-large not significant), suggesting that patients with stroke might benefit to the same degree as healthy adults from this training. Both groups showed some indication of transfer to the non-trained backward digit span task and visuospatial memory. Conclusions: These findings show that repetition-lag memory training is a possible approach with patients with stroke to enhance recollection. Further research on the method's efficacy and effectiveness is warranted.
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