Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of the Amsterdam memory and attention training for children (Amat-c) following acquired brain injury (ABI): protocol for a pilot study with online clinician support
| Autor: | B Lam, Nicholas P Ryan, Edith N Botchway, D Krasts, Nikita Sood, Cathy Catroppa, E Morrison, E McIntosh, N Khan, C Piazza, Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cognitive Neuroscience medicine.medical_treatment Psychological intervention law.invention Treatment and control groups 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law 030225 pediatrics Psychoeducation medicine Everyday life Acquired brain injury Protocol (science) business.industry Repeated measures design medicine.disease Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Neurology Physical therapy Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Brain Impairment. 23:325-336 |
| ISSN: | 1839-5252 1443-9646 |
| Popis: | Background:Attention and memory deficits are common following paediatric acquired brain injury (ABI). However, there are few evidence-based interventions to improve these domains and benefit the everyday life of children post-injury. The Amsterdam Memory and Attention Training for children (Amat-c) has been translated from Dutch to English and shown to improve attention and memory skills in children following ABI. This protocol describes a study to expand accessibility of the program by using online, clinician-supported delivery with children post-ABI.Method/design:The study is a randomized controlled trial. Participants will be 40 children aged 8–16 a minimum of one-year post-ABI. Participants in the treatment group will complete 18 weekly sessions of the Amat-c program with weekly online clinician support. Participants in the active-control group will be administered ABI psychoeducation via a booklet for parents, with weekly online clinician contact. Attention and memory will be assessed at three time points up to six months post-intervention.Results:Analysis will be repeated measures multivariate planned comparisons; using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics) General Linear Model procedure will compare pre- and post-intervention and six-month follow-up outcomes.Discussion:If shown efficacious in improving attention and memory, our team will then take a key role in implementing Amat-c into clinical care. |
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